Tunica Vaginalis Testis
Activity of the Campania Register of Mesothelioma from july 2003 to October 2007
Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia. 2007 Jul-Sep;29(3 Suppl):642-4. [Link] Menegozzo M, Izzo F, Canfora ML, Petronzio MF, Menegozzo S. Registro Mesoteliomi della Campania, Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli. Abstract Campania Mesothelioma Register was established in 2002; its purpose is to record every case of malignant mesothelioma that…
Read MoreWell-Differentiated Papillary Mesothelioma of the Tunica Vaginalis Testis: Imaging on Tc-99m Heat-Denatured Red Blood Cell Scintigraphy
Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2008 Apr;33(4):282-284. [Link] Chollet Y, Hauser P, Da Silva T, Meuwly JY, Praz V, Jichlinski P, Guillou L, Delaloye AB, Wisard M, Prior J. From the Departments of *Urology, †Radiology, ‡Pathology, and §Nuclear Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Abstract An 18-year-old man presented with a growing painless…
Read MoreThree cases of unusual non-germ cell tumors of the testicle
Actas Urologicas Españolas. 2007 Sep;31(8):923-7. [Link] Van Cauwelaert Rojas R, Ruiz-Tagle Phillips D, Meneses Ciuffardi M, Carrasco Troncoso AM, Aguirre Aguirre C. Unidad de UrologÃa, Fundación Arturo López Pérez, Santiago, Chile. Abstract By describing 3 clinical cases of unusual testicular non germinal tumors, including an adenoma of the rete testis, an undifferenciated sex cord tumor…
Read MoreMalignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a case report and review of the literature
Medical Oncology. December 2007, Volume 24, Issue 4, pps. 449-452 [Link] Guney N, Basaran M, Karayigit E, Müslümanoglu A, Guney S, Kilicaslan I, Gulbarut S. Institue of Oncology, Istanbul University, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. neseguney@hotmail.com Abstract Most often, mesotheliomas involve the serosal membranes of the pleura and peritoneum. Sometimes, mesothelial proliferations are identified in other locations.…
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The Canadian Journal of Urology.. 2007 Apr;14(2):3514-7. [Link] Al-Qahtani M, Morris B, Dawood S, Onerheim R. Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Abstract Introduction: Malignant mesothelioma involving the tunica vaginalis is an extremely rare tumor. Case: We describe a case of a 39-year-old man who initially presented with discomfort in the…
Read MoreMalignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis
Der Urologe A. 2007 May;46(5):538-540. [Link] C. Thomas1 , T. Hansen2 und J.W. Thüroff1 (1) Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Klinikum der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz (2) Institut für Pathologie, Klinikum der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz Abstract Malignant epithelioid mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis of the testis is very rare. It is often diagnosed accidentally by…
Read MoreMalignant mesothelioma of the testes
Aktuelle Urologie. 2006 Jul;37(4):281-3. [Link] Hatzinger M, Hacker A, Langbein S, Grobholz R, Alken P. Urologische Universitatsklinik, Klinikum Mannheim gGmbH, Fakultat fur Klinische Medizin Mannheim der Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg. Abstract Introduction: Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis is a very rare malignant tumour. The prevalence of mesothelioma is about 1 : 1 000 000: Only 1…
Read MoreMesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: A rare malignancy mimicking more common inguino-scrotal masses
Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2006 Jul 17;94(2):162-164 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Schure PJ, van Dalen KC, Ruitenberg HM, van Dalen T. Department of Surgery, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, The Netherlands. Abstract Malignant pleural mesotheliomas are rare malignancies associated with asbestos exposure and these tumors are infamous for their poor prognosis. Mesotheliomas in other body areas are…
Read MoreExtrathoracic mesothelial proliferations and their mimics
Ultrastructural Pathology. 2006 Jan-Feb;30(1):37-51. [Link] Josep Lloreta-Trull A1 A1 Department of Pathology, Hospital del Mar-IMAS-IMIM, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain Abstract Mesothelial proliferations, either reactive or neoplastic in nature, often pose difficult diagnostic dilemmas. Electron microscopy continues to be a gold standard in the identification of mesothelial differentiation. However, it is very common to apply long…
Read MorePeculiar features of mesothelioma occurrence as related to exposure patterns and circumstances in the Lombard Region, Italy
La Medicina del Lavoro. 2005 Jul-Aug;96(4):354-9. [Link] Pesatori AC, Mensi C. Department of Occupational Health, University of Milan, Italy. Angela.Pesatori@unimi.it Abstract Background: The "Lombardy Mesothelioma Registry" started its activity in 2000 in accordance with Italian law DL 277/91. Objectives and Methods: The Registry collects all new incident cases of Malignant Mesothelioma (MM) of pleura, peritoneum,…
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