Leiomyosarcoma of the scrotum arising from the dartos muscle: a rare clinicopathological entity.
نویسندگان
چکیده
Scrotal leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumour arising from the dartos layer: We describe a case of scrotal leiomyosarcoma in a 40-year-old man. The patient was treated by a wide surgical excision and no recurrence has been recognized 36 months later. A review of the literature is presented, summarizing the principal clinical and morphological characteristics of this rare tumor.
منابع مشابه
Leiomyoma of Scrotum: a Rare Case Report
Leiomyomas are benign tumors that originate from smooth muscle cells. Leiomyomas are well known to be the commonest neoplasm arising from the uterus but leiomyomas originating from the scrotum is a rare entity. They originate from the subcutaneous tissue or tunica dartos and can be solitary or multiple. We present a case of solitary scrotal leiomyoma in a 75 years old male who presented with a ...
متن کاملLeiomyosarcoma Presenting as a Scrotal Mass
Scrotal leiomyosarcoma is a rare tumor arising from the dartos layer of the scrotum presenting as firm, rubbery, non-tender, irregular mass. To date about 37 cases of leiomyosarcoma of scrotum have so far been reported. Treatment involves wide surgical excision with tumor free margins. We report a case of scrotal leiomyosarcoma in a 48-year-old man which was treated by a wide surgical excision ...
متن کاملBizarre leiomyoma of the scrotum.
Scrotal leiomyomas with atypical bizarre nuclei are rare, which might be misdiagnosed as malignant tumor. We describe a case of scrotal bizarre leiomyoma in a 65-yr-old man. The tumor was a 1 cm-sized, well circumscribed, oval mass arising from the tunica dartos muscle. Histologically, it was formed by whorling bundles of fusiform cells with occasional atypical, pleomorphic nuclei and pseudo-in...
متن کاملEpithelioid type of paratesticular leiomyosarcoma: a case report and literature review.
Paratesticular leiomyosarcoma is a rare neoplasia, which has been reported in less than 100 cases so far. According to its prevalence, this neoplasia is originated from testicular tunica (48%), spermatic cord (48%), epididymis (2%) and dartos muscle, as well as subcutaneous tissue of scrotum (2%).(1,2,3) This lesion is seen in all age groups. However, it is mostly diagnosed in the 6th decade an...
متن کاملEpithelioid Type of Paratesticular Leiomyosarcoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Paratesticular leiomyosarcoma is a rare neoplasia, which has been reported in less than 100 cases so far. According to its prevalence, this neoplasia is originated from testicular tunica (48%), spermatic cord (48%), epididymis (2%) and dartos muscle, as well as subcutaneous tissue of scrotum (2%).(1,2,3) This lesion is seen in all age groups. However, it is mostly diagnosed in the 6th decade an...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- In vivo
دوره 18 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004