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Adult paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma
- Source :
- Nature Clinical Practice Urology. 2:398-402
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2005.
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Abstract
- Background A 29-year-old male patient presented with a history of painless enlargement of the left hemiscrotum. Investigations Laboratory tests for β-human chorionic gonadotrophin, α-fetoprotein, and lactate dehydrogenase, physical examination, and CT of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. Histologic examination, nerve-sparing retroperitoneal lymph-node dissection. Diagnosis Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma with lymph node metastasis. Management Inguinal radical orchiectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy for 48 weeks. Radiotherapy and additional chemotherapy were administered following local recurrence.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
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Testicular Neoplasms
Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma
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Details
- ISSN :
- 17434289 and 17434270
- Volume :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Nature Clinical Practice Urology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....65d43dc676bbe6eacf153ba400e602f1
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0257