1981
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)54473-0
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Malignant Mesothelioma of the Testicular Tunic

Abstract: Mesotheliomas are neoplasms arising from the serous membranes lining the body cavities. One such cavity, the tunica vaginalis propria testis, is a common site for development of the benign mesothelioma, the adenomatoid tumor. However, the malignant mesothelioma is a rare neoplasm in this region. We report a case of a malignant mesothelioma of the testicular tunic. We review briefly the history of malignant mesothelioma, compare it with the adenomatoid tumor and discuss the possible embryologic histogenesis of … Show more

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“…There are some authors who believe in radical orchiectomy alone [14], while others recommend a clin ical staging laparotomy, and retroperitoneal lymphaden ectomy if doubt exists regarding the malignant potential of the tumor [3],…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…There are some authors who believe in radical orchiectomy alone [14], while others recommend a clin ical staging laparotomy, and retroperitoneal lymphaden ectomy if doubt exists regarding the malignant potential of the tumor [3],…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Mesothelioma is an uncommon tumor that can be found anywhere along the cord, epididymis, and tunica vaginalis [1], There is always a question as to whether this tumor is to be considered as benign or malignant [2,3]. Herein we report a case of mesothelioma in a 20-year-old patient.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…Sie kommen vorwiegend in der Pleura (70 %) und im Peritoneum (28 %), nur selten im Perikard, in der Tunica vaginalis testis und im Ovar vor [16]. Lebensdekade zu beobachten [1,3,6,10,12,14,20,22]. Obwohl das Auftreten der Erkrankung zwischen dem 10. und 86.…”
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“…Als Malignitätskriterien sind jeweils gesteigerte mitotische Aktivität, Zellkernpolymorphie und Stromainvasion nachweisbar [5]. Ein papilläres Wachstumsmuster findet sich häufig [3,12,16]. In unklaren Fällen kann durch die Immunhistologie eine Abgrenzung zu anderen Tumoren (metastasiertes Adenocarcinom des Hodens, histiozytisches Hämangiom) erfolgen, wobei Mesotheliome typischerweise positive Reaktionen für Cytokeratin und Vimentin und negative für CEA und Leu-M1 zeigen [10,11,15,16,22].…”
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