Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis. Report of a case without risk factors and review of the literature |
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| Authors: | de Jalón Angel García Gil Pedro Azúa-Romeo Javier Borque Angel Sancho Carlos Rioja Luis Angel |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Departments of Urology and Pathology, [Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain;(2) Servicio de Anatomía Patológica. Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Po Isabel La Católica 1y3, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain; Phone |
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| Abstract: | Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalistestis is an aggressive tumour with localrecurrence being distant metastases the mainfeature of the clinical course. Usually appearsover the fourth decade, having a strongrelationship with occupational exposure toasbestos and long lasting hydrocele. Weintroduce a case of a 78-year-old caucasianmale who developed a malignant mesotheliomawithout personal history of hydrocele orexposure to asbestos. A revision of the currentliterature is performed to summarize the recenttherapeutic options as well as new diagnostictools. |
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| Keywords: | Asbestos Hydrocele Malignant mesothelioma Orchidectomy Tunica vaginalis testis |
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