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Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: A report of two cases and review of literature

✍ Scribed by Gupta, Narmada Prasad; Agrawal, Anjani Kumar; Sood, Swapan; Hemal, Ashok Kumar; Nair, Manju

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1999
Tongue
English
Weight
172 KB
Volume
70
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-4790

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✦ Synopsis

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. Despite aggressive therapy both the patients died within 18 months of treatment. Review of the literature with suggested treatment protocol is presented. The response of malignant mesothelioma to chemotherapy and radiotherapy is poor as indicated by both of our cases. Initial aggressive surgery and adjuvant procedures are necessary soon after diagnosis to achieve long-term survival.

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## BACKGROUND. Only 73 cases of malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis have been reported in the last 30 years. Although these tumors were most often seen in patients between ages 55 and 75 years, 10% of the patients were younger than 25 years. Because prognostic parameters have not