Leiomyosarcoma 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 c...
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| author | Devesh Bansal Jophy Varghese Manas Babu Nisarg Mehta Ranjeet S. Rathore Sony Mehta Biju S. Pillai Mohan P. Sam Krishna Moorthy |
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| description | 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 and follow up of 14 months showed no recurrence of tumor. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b411da8b45114460adc534fc4b9314f12022-12-21T23:29:17ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202016-07-017C424410.1016/j.eucr.2016.04.009Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as a Scrotal MassDevesh BansalJophy VargheseManas BabuNisarg MehtaRanjeet S. RathoreSony MehtaBiju S. PillaiMohan P. SamKrishna MoorthyScrotal 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 and follow up of 14 months showed no recurrence of tumor.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442016300377ScrotumLeiomyosarcomaDartos |
| spellingShingle | Devesh Bansal Jophy Varghese Manas Babu Nisarg Mehta Ranjeet S. Rathore Sony Mehta Biju S. Pillai Mohan P. Sam Krishna Moorthy Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as a Scrotal Mass Urology Case Reports Scrotum Leiomyosarcoma Dartos |
| title | Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as a Scrotal Mass |
| title_full | Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as a Scrotal Mass |
| title_fullStr | Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as a Scrotal Mass |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as a Scrotal Mass |
| title_short | Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as a Scrotal Mass |
| title_sort | leiomyosarcoma presenting as a scrotal mass |
| topic | Scrotum Leiomyosarcoma Dartos |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442016300377 |
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