Primary leiomyosarcoma of epididymis.
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چکیده
Primary leiomyosarcomas rarely arise from epididymis. But they are the most common histopathological types of sarcoma arising from the epididymis. Primary epididymal leiomyosarcoma occurs usually in older patients. We report a young patient of 35 years presenting with leiomyosarcoma of left epididymis. He did not have any metastasis and underwent left high inguinal orchiectomy. He is on regular follow-up and disease free for last two years.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of cancer research and therapeutics
دوره 8 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012