Table 1. Clinical and pathologic features of primary malignant mesothelioma of spermatic cord.
References | Age | Side/ symptoms | Asbestos exposure | Size (cm) | Histologic type | Tumor dissemination | Follow-up |
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Kozlowski & Zoltowska5 | 63 | L/mass in the inguinal region for 3 M | NS | NS | Mixed | NS | NS |
Arlen et al.6 | 40 | L/ mass higher near groin | NS | 0.5 | NS | External iliac lymph node | ANED 18 yr |
Pizzolato et al.7 | 57 | R/hernia | NS | NS | Epithelioid | Local recurrence at 1 yr; periaortic and iliac nodes at 34 M | DOD ∼42 M |
Blitzer et al.8 | 74 | L/scrotal mass for 12 M | NS | 1 | Mixed | No | ANED 30 M |
Carp et al.9 | 54 | L/groin mass | No | NS | Epithelial | Local recurrence at 11 month of first presentation | DOD 64 M |
Schure et al.10 | 35 | L/ inguinal and scrotal mass for 3 wks | No | NS | NS | Thoracic cavity and peritoneum at 2 M | DOD 2 M |
45 | Left-sided scrotal swelling for 1 M | No | NS | NS | No at 48 M | ANED 48 M | |
Hai et al.11 | 26 | L spermatic cord mass | No | NS | Epithelioid | No | ANED 2 yr |
57 | R spermatic cord mass | No | NS | Epithelioid | Lung met pretreatment | Local recurrence in 2 year follow-up | |
Current case | 45 | L/inguinal mass for 4 M | No | 2.5 | Epithelioid | No | ANED 6 M |
ANED, alive with no evidence of disease; DOD, died of disease; L, left; M, month; NS, not stated; R, right; yr: year.