Two cases of rare malignant mesothelioma of tunica vaginalis testis are presented. Both cases were advanced on clinical and radiological studies. One patient was treated with surgical excision followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy and the other patient was treated with surgery and chemotherapy.
Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a case report and review of the literature
✍ Scribed by Nese Guney; Mert Basaran; Ebru Karayigit; Ahmet Müslümanoglu; Soner Guney; Isin Kilicaslan; Saime Gulbarut
- Book ID
- 107576588
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 218 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1357-0560
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