Tunica Vaginalis Testis
The Immunohistochemical Profile of Malignant Mesotheliomas of the Tunica Vaginalis: A Study of 20 Cases
American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 30(1):1-6, January 2006. [Link] Winstanley, Alison M MBBS, MRCPath *; Landon, Giorgio PhD *; Berney, Dan +; Minhas, Suks [S]; Fisher, Cyril MA, MD, DSc, FRCPath ++; Parkinson, Margaret C [S] Abstract Malignant mesotheliomas of the testis arise from the tunica vaginalis, formed from the evagination of the abdominal peritoneum…
Read MoreNonpleural mesotheliomas: mesothelioma of the peritoneum, tunica vaginalis, and pericardium
Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America. 2005 Dec;19(6):1067-87. [Link] Hassan R, Alexander R. Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 37 Convent Drive, Room 5116, Bethesda, MD 20892-4264, USA. Abstract Mesotheliomas are tumors that arise from the mesothelial cells of the pleura, peritoneum, pericardium, or tunica vaginalis. Although…
Read MoreClear cell mesothelioma of the testis with deciduoid areas–a case report
Indian Journal of Pathological Microbiology. 2004 Oct;47(4):544-6. [Link] Mishra A, Shet T. Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai Maharashtra. Abstract We report a clear cell type of primary purely epithelial malignant mesothelioma with focal deciduoid features in the para-testis of a 75 year old man. This variant requires ancillary studies like immunohistochemistry for…
Read MoreMalignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis Testis: Unusual sonographic appearance
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. Volume 33, Issue 8 , Pages 418 – 420. Published Online: 20 Oct 2005. [Link] Ming-Tsung Wang, MD 1, Chee-Wai Mak, MD 2 *, Wen-Sheng Tzeng, MD 2, Jyh-Ching Chen, MD 1, Jinn-Ming Chang, MD 2, Ching-Nan Lin, MD 3 1Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Military General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China…
Read MoreMalignant Mesothelioma of the Tunica Vaginalis
Journal of Urology. July 22, 2005. Link Philippe E. Spiessa, Tomasz Tuziakb, Wassim Kassoufa, H. Barton Grossmana and Bogdan Czerniakb aDepartment of Urology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA bDepartment of Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas Abstract OBJECTIVES: To review our experience with the management of…
Read MoreMesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: report of 2 cases with asbestos occupational exposure
International Journal of Surgerical Pathology. 2005 Apr;13(2):211-4. [Link] Gorini G, Pinelli M, Sforza V, Simi U, Rinnovati A, Zocchi G. Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Unit, CSPO, Florence, Italy. Abstract We report here 2 cases of malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis. A 67-year-old man with a left testicular mass was referred for left inguinal…
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