title: Testicular desmoplastic small round cell tumor: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is an uncommon and highly aggressive malignancy with undetermined histogenesis and poor prognosis. To date, no case of testicular DSRCT has been reported in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 42-year-old Chinese man presented with painless swelling of his left testis and a painless palpable nodule in his left inguinal region. Computed tomography showed a solid mass in the left testis and multiple metastases in the body. Laboratory tests gave no abnormal results. Left radical orchiectomy was performed, and histopathological and molecular pathological examination showed typical features of DSRCT. Six cycles of chemotherapy were administrated after the operation, leading to partial remission. Postoperative 9-month follow-up indicated no progression.
authors.forename: Gui-Ming
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Hua-Lei
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Gan
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, No,270, Dongan Rd, Shanghai 200032, China. dwyeli@163.com.
authors.forename: Ding-Wei
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D058405:Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed