Malignant tumors of the spermatic cord are rare but the vast majority of these tumors are sarcomas. We report on a patient with osteosarcoma arising in the spermatic cord. Left radical orchiectomy with high dissection of the spermatic cord was performed, and the patient remains free of recurrence 2 years postoperatively. We could find no previous discussion or report of this tumor.

We present a report of a patient who, after an uneventful cholecystectomy, developed an incisional mass that proved to be a malignant fibrous histiocytoma and had to be excised. Five months later, the patient developed a similar incisional mass, which was shown to be a malignant fibrous histiocytoma and again had to be excised. The rarity of such a case and the details of the patient's case history are reported. The implications of a possible relationship between previous surgery, the patient's healing response, and the development of these tumors are discussed.

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