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. 2019 Aug 30;18:78. doi: 10.1186/s12940-019-0512-4

Table 1.

Summary features MMTVT cases (1943-2018)

Year Author (Reference) N° Cases Age Years Asbestos Exposure (latency in years) Follow Up Months Side-Laterality Histologic Subtype Recurrence Months Clinical Presentation Onset
1 1943 Evans [4] 2 66 NA 2 LEFT NA NA MASS
53 NA NA LEFT NA NA SMALL NODULE PAINLESS
2 1945 Robinson [28] 2 30 NA NA NA NA NA NA
28 NA NA NA NA NA NA
3 1947 Patterson [29] 1 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
4 1949 Foote [30] 1 NA NA dead NA NA metastasis NA
5 1949 Fajers [5] 5 27 NA NA RIGHT NA NA NA
35 NA NA LEFT NA NA NA
50 NA NA LEFT NA NA NA
45 NA NA RIGHT NA NA NA
58 NA Na RIGHT NA NA NA
6 1958 Reynolds [31] 1 45 NO 6 alive RIGHT papillary epithelioid NA LARGE MASS HYDROCELE
7 1968 Kozlowski [32] 1 63 NA NA spermatic cord biphasic NA MASS
8 1968 Abell [9] 2 78 NA 45 dead NA biphasic metastasis NA
70 NA 16 dead NA biphasic metastasis NA
9 1969 Kasdon [33] 2 58 NA 36 dead RIGHT papillary epithelioid 12 HYDROCELE
72 NA 36 recurrence RIGHT papillary epithelioId 5 HYDROCELE
10 1969 Arlen [34] 1 40 NA 216 LEFT spermatic cord NA metastasis MASS
11 1973 Johnson [35] 1 23 NA 3 RIGHT papillary epithelioid 3 alive SWELLING AND MILD DISCOMFORT
12 1975 Fishelovitch [36] 1 60 NA 12 alive LEFT papillary epithelioid NO SWELLING, HYDROCELE
13 1976 Fligiel [37] 1 68 pipe insulator for 40 years (pleural plaque) 20 dead RIGHT papillary epithelioid NA PAIN AND SWELLING
14 1976 Pugh [38] 2 NA NO 48 alive NA papillary epithelioid NO HYDROCELE
NA NO 84 NA papillary epithelioid 84 recurrence HYDROCELE
15 1976 Pizzolato [39] 1 57 Sugar raffinery worker 41 dead RIGHT papillary epithelioid 12 recurrence URETHRAL STRUCTURE, SECONDARY URINARY EXTRAVASION WITH URETHRITIS AND RECURRENT INGUINAL HERNIA
16 1977 Eimoto [40] 1 35 NO 2 dead LEFT fibrous NA SWELLING
17 1977 Tuttle [41] 1 37 NA NA RIGHT spermatic cord fibrous NA MASS
18 1978 Sinha [42] 1 65 NA 24 alive RIGHT papillary epithelioid NA SWELLING
19 1978 Jaffe [43] 1 77 NO 12 dead LEFT papillary epithelioid Local recurrence SWELLING
20 1981 Benisch [44] 1 64 NO 8 SCROTUM NA fibrous NO MASS
21 1981 Kossow [14] 1 50 NA 24 NED RIGHT papillary epithelioid NO MASS
22 1981 Blitzer [45] 1 74 NA 30 LEFT spermatic cord NA NO PAINLESS, MASS
23 1982 Japko [46] 1 30 Insulator for 8 years 6 NED RIGHT Biphasic NO SWELLING
24 1982 Chen [47] 1 64 NA 30 dead RIGHT Biphasic 24 recurrence SWELLING
25 1982 Hollands [48] 1 63 NA 24 RIGHT TESTIS Biphasic 12 recurrence HYDROCELE, SWELLING
26 1982 Slaysman [49] 1 20 NA Maffucci Syndrome NA bilateral papillary epithelioid Recurrence bilateral SWELLING
27 1983 Zidar [50] 1 63 NA 32 NA papillary epithelioid NA NA
28 1983 Mc Donald [51] 2 21 NA 24 RIGHT HEMI-SCROTUM bilateral papillary epithelioid 24 recurrence PAINFUL GRADUAL ENLARGMENT
29 NA 20 NED RIGHT HEMI-SCROTUM papillary epithelioid NO 20 PAINFUL GRADUAL ENLARGMENT
29 1983 Van Der Rhee [52] 1 86 NO 36 dead LEFT HEMI-SCROTUM papillary epithelioid 12 recurrence HAEMATOSCROTUM
30 1984 Antman [53] 6 58 pipefitter 60 LEFT INGUINAL papillary solid polypoid tissue 60 metastasis HYDROCELE, INGUINAL HERNIA
73 shipyard plumber for 25 years 33 dead RIGHT papillary epithelioid 12 metastasis HYDROCELE
23 NA 180 LEFT NA 180 metastasis SLOWLY ENLARGEMENT
63 machinist for 20 years 48 dead LEFT papillary epithelioid 4 metastasis MASS
52 NO 24 dead RIGHT papillary epithelioid 14 metastasis MASS
43 construction worker for 16 years 48 NED RIGHT papillary epithelioid NO EPIDIDIMITE
31 1984 Yamanishi [54] 1 34 NA 6 RIGHT biphasic NO MASS
32 1984 Khan [55] 1 42 NO 9 dead RIGHT epididymis biphasic 6 metastasis PAINFULL, SWELLING
33 1985 Vakalikos [56] 1 26 NA 12 NED RIGHT papillary pseudotu-bular NO 12 SWELLING INGUINAL
34 1985 Ehya [57] 1 63 NA 52 LEFT papillary epithelioid 50 metastasis HYDROCELE
35 1986 Karunaharan [58] 1 40 plastic fenolica worker for 20 years 14 dead RIGHT glandular structure papillary epithelioid 9 metastasis 12 local recurrence IRREGULAR MASS
36 1986 Petersen [59] 1 51 NA 30 NA NA 30 alive recurrence NA
37 1987 Cartwright [60] 1 49 NA 4 RIGHT papillary epithelioid 24 metastasis HYDROCELE
38 1987 Fitzmaurice [61] 1 72 NA 18 NED LEFT papillary epithelioid NO 18 SWELLING
39 1988 Linn [62] 1 20 NA NA LEFT papillary epithelioid NA PAIN, SWELLING
40 1988 Prescott [63] 1 61 Pleural plaques 21 dead LEFT

Biphasic papillary, pseudo-glandular

component

8

Local recurrence metastasis

HYDROCELE
41 1988 Velasco [64] 1 14 NA 24 LEFT papillary epithelioid NO 24 ABDOMINAL MASS
42 1989 Tyagi [65] 1 79 Shipyard worker 24 dead LEFT papillary epithelioid metastasis SWELLING
43 1989 Grove [27] 66 Carpenter for 10 years 42 RIGHT papillary epithelioid

24 metastasis

42 alive local recurrence

SWELLING

HYDROCELE

79 NO 60 dead RIGHT epithelial papillary 60 Prostatic metastasis MASS
58 NO 108 NED LEFT Tubule papillary 108 NED HYDROCELE
44 1990 Kamiya [66] 1 32 NO 5 LEFT papillary NO 5 ELASTIC AND INDOLENT TUMOR
45 1990 Smith [67] 1 57 NO alive LEFT papillary epithelioid 48 Local recurrence metastasis SWELLING
46 1990 Carp [23] 1 54 NO 64 dead LEFT papillary epithelioid 38 Local recurrence metastasis MASS
47 1991 Kuwabara [68] 1 60 NO 65 dead RIGHT Biphasic 60 metastasis SWELLING
48 1992 Pfister [69] 1 7 NA 16 LEFT papillary epithelioid NO 16 SWELLING
49 1992 Adler [70] 1 62 occupational 12 RIGHT NA NO 12 PAINFUL ENLARGEMENT
50 1992 Serio(7 [71] 1 69 railway cleaner for 10 years 10 LEFT tubulo-papillary NO 10 SWELLING
51 1992 Noble [72] 1 62 NA NA LEFT papillary epithelioid NA SWELLING, HYDROCELE
52 1992 Fields [73] 1 91 Steel industry worker indirect exposure NA NA Biphasic NA SWELLING
53 1994 Moch [74] 1 80 NO 25 NED RIGHT papillary epithelioid NO PAINLESS SWELLING
54 1994 Saw [75] 1 63 Occupational for 7 years [20] 6 LEFT Biphasic NO 6 HYDROCELE
55 1994 Reynard [76] 1 76 NA NA RIGHT tubulo-glandular 1 recurrence PAINLESS SWELLING
56 1994 Wenger [77] 1 25 NA NA RIGHT NA NA PAINFUL MASS
57 1994 Watanabe [78] 1 67 Insulator for 17 years asbestosis 10 dead LEFT biphasic multifocal NA
58 1995 Amin [79] 1 59 NO 189 RIGHT papillary epithelioid NO 188 PAINLESS SWELLING
59 1995 Magoha [80] 1 NA NA NA NA fibrous NA NA
60 1995

Huncharek

[81]

1 45 insulator Electrical power plant 144 RIGHT epithelial NO PAINLESS MASS
61 1995 Umekawa [82] 1 67 NO 8 dead RIGHT epithelial 6 metastasis SWELLING
62 1995 Eden [83] 2 62 NO 6 LEFT NA NO 6 HYDROCELE
76 Chemist for 10 years 27 alive LEFT epithelial 6 recurrence HYDROCELE
63 1995 Joseph [84] 1 26 NA NA LEFT NA NA TWO PINK TO-PURPLE NODULES
64 1995 Lopez [85] 1 47 NA 36 NA papillary epithelioid NO 36 HYDROCELE
65 1995 Jones [86] 11 75 NA Lost follow up NA epithelial NA HYDROCELE
12 NA 12 ned NA epithelial NO 12 HYDROCELE
39 NO 3 NA epithelial NA PARATESTICULAR MASS
50 NO 24 NA epithelial 24 local recurrence HYDROCELE
41 NO 3 NA biphasic NA PARATESTICULAR MASS
65 NA 180 NA biphasic 180 metastasis PARATESTICULAR MASS
76 pipe fitter for 10 years 48 dead NA biphasic NA HYDROCELE
58 NA 36 dead NA biphasic NA HYDROCELE
67 NO 3 NA biphasic NA PARATESTICULAR MASS
70 NA 48 dead NA epithelial NA HYDROCELE
42 NA 24 NA epithelial Alive with disease HYDROCELE
66 1996 Ahmed [87] 1 80 dock worker for 10 years 24 dead LEFT papillary epithelioid 3 local recurrence HYDROCELE
67 1996 Ascoli [88] 1 55 Insulator 6 RIGHT biphasic NA SWELLING
68 1996 Mathew [89] 2 70 NA 3 dead LEFT NA spinal metastasis SWELLING
58 NA 2 dead RIGHT NA spinal metastasis ENLARGMENT
69 1997 Berti [90] 1 75 NO 15 LEFT papillary epithelioid NO 15 HYDROCELE
70 1997 Agapitos [91] 2 60 NA 20 LEFT biphasic NA SWELLING
84 NA 10 LEFT biphasic NO 10 HYDROCELE
71 1997 Khan [92] 1 6 NA 24 BILATERAL papillary epithelioid NO 24 HYDROCELE
72 1998 Gupta SC [93] 1 36 NO 10 RIGHT papillary epithelioid 1,5 metastasis HYDROCELE
73 1998 Lee [94] 2 45 NA 4 RIGHT NA 4 metastasis HYDROCELE
66 NA 6 LEFT papillary epithelioid NO 6 HYDROCELE
74 1998 Plas [95] 1 14 NO 12 RIGHT papillary epithelioid NO 12 ENLARGEMENT
75 1999 Kanazawa [96] 1 38 maintenance air conditioning system for 20 years 156 BILATERAL epithelial 36 local recurrence INGUINAL HERNIA
76 1999 Harmse [97] 1 70 NO 120 RIGHT epithelial NA MASS
77 1999 Gupta NP [98] 2 69 NA 18 dead RIGHT biphasic metastasis SWELLING
51 NA 5 dead LEFT biphasic metastasis ENLARGEMENT
78 2000 Fujisaki [99] 1 32 NO 36 RIGHT epithelial NO 36 SWELLING
79 2000 Poggi [100] 1 47 NA 8 RIGHT epithelial NA PARATESTICULAR MASS
80 2000 Attanoos [13] 3 71 dockyard crane driver for 20 years (ASBESTOS BODIES) NA RIGHT biphasic NA HYDROCELE
77 NO 50 LEFT epithelial NA MASS
33 NO 37 LEFT epithelial NA MASS
81 2000 Ferri [101] 1 64 NA 36 NA epithelial NA OSTRUZIONE CERVICO-URETRALE
82 2001

Wolanske

[102]

1 71 NO 3 RIGHT NA NO 3 NODLE
83 2001 Sebbag [103] 2 34 NO 62 alive LEFT epithelial NO 6O INGUINAL MASS
19 NO 24 dead LEFT epithelial 11 recurrence SCROTAL MASS
84 2001 Gurdal [104] 1 67 NO 30 RIGHT epithelial 24 recurrence HYDROCELE RECIDIVANTE
85 2002 Abe [105] 1 81 NO 12 dead LEFT epithelial 7 metastasis HYDROCELE
86 2002 Bruno [106] 1 85 NO NA RIGHT HEMI-SCROTUM epithelial NA SWELLING
87 2002

Iczkowski

[107]

1 71 NO 26 dead LEFT HEMI-SCROTUM epithelial 19 liver metastasis PAINFULL SWELLING
88 2003 Black [108] 1 67 NA 36 dead RIGHT epithelial 3 recurrence HYDROCELE
89 2003 Garcia de Jalon [109] 1 78 carpenter 3 RIGHT tubulo-papillary 3 metastasis INCREASE IN THE VOLUME THE TESTIS
90 2004 Pelzer [110] 1 21 NO 24 BILATERAL epithelial NA RECURRENT PAIN
91 2004 Sawada [111] 1 48 NO 72 RIGHT biphasic NO 72 SWELLING
92 2004 Mishra [112] 1 75 NA NA NA NA NA NA
93 2004 Shimada [113] 1 64 NO 18 RIGHT biphasic80% sarco-matoid NO SWELLING
94 2005 Wang [114] 1 81 NO NA RIGHT tubulo-papillary NA SCROTAL MASS
95 2005 Gorini [115] 2 67 maintenance of locomotives for 30 years [42] 24 LEFT epithelial NO 24 MASS
80 maintenance of tractors for 6 years [67] 24 RIGHT biphasic NA SWELLING
96 2005 Spiess [116] (no individual data) 5 57-83 4 5-68 (4 dead 1 disease free survival 68) NA NA Metastasis in 4 cases NA
97 2006

Van Apeldoorn

[117]

1 83 NO but with pleural thickening at CT 1 dead RIGHT epithelial liver metastasis

SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT

Chyluria

98 2006 Schure [118] 3 45 NO 48 LEFT NA NO 48 SWELLING
35 NO 4 dead LEFT NA 2 metastasis MASS INGUINO-SCROTAL
26 NO 18 LEFT NA NO 18 INGUINAL MASS
99 2006

Winstanley

[119]

18 54 NO 12 dead RIGHT NA NA FOLLOWING A FALL
56 Dockyard worker 60 NA NA 60 metastasis SOVRAPUBIC MASS
59 NO 24 dead LEFT NA NA RECURRENT HYDROCELE
52 NO 48 LEFT NA NO 48 RECURRENT HYDROCELE
49 NA 24 NA NA NO 24 HYDROCELE
79 NA 1 LEFT NA NO 1 HYDROCELE
70 NA 12 dead RIGHT NA NA BLOOD STAINED HYDROCELE
62 NA 24 dead LEFT NA NO RECURRENT HYDROCELE
45 NA 6 LEFT NA NO 6 SWELLING TESTICULAR
65 NA 60 RIGHT NA NO 60 HYDROCELE
75 NO 36 LEFT NA NA HYDROCELE
73 NO 12 dead LEFT NA 12 metastasis TESTICULAR SWELLING
45 NA 72 NA NA NO 72 NA
58 NO 36 LEFT NA NO 36 HYDROCELE HISTORY E YEARS
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
NA NO NA NA NA NA NA
100 2007 Al Qahtani [120] 1 39 NA 84 LEFT NA NO 84 HYDROCELE
101 2007 Liguori [121] 1 68 NA 70 LEFT epithelial 24 recurrence INGUINAL MASS
102 2007 Guney [122] 1 45 NO 3 RIGHT papillary NO 3 TESTICULAR MASS
103 2008 Boyum [123] 1 60 NO 23 LEFT biphasic NA

SCROTAL SWELLING

RECURRENT EPIDIDYMITIS

104 2008 Candura [124] 1 38 petrochemical worker for 16 years 15 RIGHT epithelial NO 15 HYDROCELE
105 2008 Mathur [125] 2 65 Farmer NA LEFT papillary NA SWELLING
60 NA NA RIGHT epithelial NA SWELLING
106 2008 Ikegami [126] 1 67 Painting worker 26 dead RIGHT epithelial 24 liver metastasis PAINLESS SWELLING
107 2008 Barui [127] 1 42 NO NA RIGHT tubulo-papillary NA SCROTAL MASS
108 2008 Goel [128] 1 65 Farmer 72 LEFT epithelial NA PAINLESS SWELLING
109 2009 Al Salam [129] 1 83 NO NA LEFT epithelial NA SCROTAL SWELLING
110 2009 Baccheta [130] 1 63 NO 30 dead RIGHT epithelial NA NA
111 2009 Chen [131] 1 67 Occupational [40] 7 RIGHT biphasic NO 7 RIGHT HYDROCELE AND LONG-STANDING BILATERAL HYDROCELE
112 2009 De Lima [132] 1 15 NO 12 RIGHT epithelial PAINLESS INCREASE IN SCROTUM VOLUME
113 2010

Brimo MUMP

[11]

8 43 NA 108 alive NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

108 NED HYDROCELE
49 NA 24 alive NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

24 NED HYDROCELE
73 NA 8 alive NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

8 NED HYDROCELE
34 NA 36 alive NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

36 NED SCROTAL MASS
61 NA 60 dead NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

18 NED HYDROCELE
53 NA 564 dead NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

564 HYDROCELE
57 NA NA NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

NA HYDROCELE
50 NA NA NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

NA HYDROCELE
114 2010

Aggarwal

[133]

1 75 NA 76 dead LEFT NA 30 recurrence SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT
115 2010 Bisceglia [134] 1 74 NO 101 RIGHT tubulo-papillary 24 recurrence TESTICULAR PAIN
116 2010 Klaassen [135] 1 37 NO 6 LEFT papillary epitheliode 6 NO MASS
117 2011 Trpkov [12]MUMP 1 57 NO 72 NED NA papillary epitheliode NO HYDROCELE
118 2011 Gupta R [136] 1 80 NA NA RIGHT

tubulo-

papillary

NA SWELLING OF 3 YEARS DURATION
119 2011 Park [137] 1 65 Foundry worker for 4 years 6 dead LEFT papillary 3 recurrence PALPABLE MASS
120 2011 Grey Venyo [138] 1 69 NO NA LEFT epithelial 2 recurrence SWELLING
121 2011 Bass [139] 1 64 worked on a naval vessel 44 alive LEFT papillary 20 recurrence SCROTAL SWELLING
122 2012 Ahmed [140] 1 78 NO 6 RIGHT epithelioid NO 6 PAINFUL SWELLING
123 2012 Whan Doo [141] 1 36 NO 1 RIGHT NA NO 1 PAINLESS SWELLING
124 2012

Abdelrahman

[142]

1 54 Farmer NA RIGHT biphasic NA SWELLING
125 2012 Esen [143] 1 38 NO 26 LEFT epitheloid NO 26 PAIN AND SWELLING
126 2012 Bo Hai [144] 6 26 NO 24 LEFT spermatic cord epithelial NO 24 SPERMATIC CORD MASS
67 NO 24 LEFT epithelial Local recurrence SCROTAL MASS, BILATERAL HYDROCELE
57 NO 24

RIGHT

spermatic

cord

epithelial Local recurrence MASS
46 YES 24 dead LEFT epithelial DOD ACUTE APPENDIX, TESTIS PAIN
78 NO 24 LEFT epithelial Local recurrence SCROTAL MASS, BILATERAL HYDROCELE
76 YES 24 dead LEFT epithelial DOD SCROTAL MASS
127 2012 Priester [145] 1 71 NA 24 dead RIGHT epithelial 17 recurrence HYDROCELE
128 2012 Heng Yen [146] 1 53 NO 36 LEFT tubulopapillary NO 36 RECURRENT EPIDIDYMITIS, HYDROCELE
129 2012 Mrinakova [147] 1 20 environmental 41 LEFT TESTIS papillary NO 41 PAINLESS HYDROCELE
130 2012 Mensi [148] 13 72 NA 8 RIGHT epithelial NA HYDROCELE AND ENLARGEMENT
73 Familial for 4 years 44 LEFT biphasic NA HYDROCELE
76 Occupational maintenace worker for 32 years 9 LEFT epithelial NA SCROTAL HERNIA
80 Household for 11 years 18 RIGHT biphasic NA HYDROCELE
60 NA 15 RIGHT epithelial NA INGUINAL-SCROTAL HERNIA
82 Occupational spinner for 32 years 25 LEFT sarcomatous NA TESTICULAR MASS
38 Occupational maintenace worker for 16 years 33 RIGHT epithelial NA TESTICULAR PAIN AND SPERMATIC CORD TORSION
69 NA 52 LEFT desmoplastic NA HYDROCELE
85 NA 14 LEFT poorly differentation NA HYDROCELE
69 NA 39 LEFT sarcomatous NA TESTICULAR MASS
76 Occupatonal textile worker for 11 years 42 RIGHT epithelial NA HYDROCELE
77 Occupational bricklayer for 24 years 8 LEFT epithelial NA HYDROCELE
74 Occupatonal bricklayer for 28 years 6 LEFT epithelial NA TESTICULAR MASS, HYDROCELE
131 2012 Vijayan [149] 1 89 Familial (son asbestosis) 3 dead LEFT papillary 1 recurrence SWELLING
132 2012 Shelton [150] 1 NA NA NA NA tubulo papillary NA NA
133 2012 Gemba no individual data [151] 5 na 3 /5 (construction, shipbuilding, steel production) NA NA NA NA NA
134 2013

Busto Martin

[152]

1 61 NO 120 RIGHT biphasic NO 120 INCREASE OF RIGHT SCROTUM SIZE WITH PAIN
135 2013 Gkentzis [153] 1 55 NA NA LEFT epitheliod 24 recurrence MASS PALPABLE
136 2013 Weng [154] 1 28 NO 12 LEFT

tubulo

papillary

NO 12 SCROTAL TENDERNESS AND SWELLING
137 2013 Meng [155] 1 45 NO 6 alive NED LEFT epitheliod NO MASS
138 2013 Rajan [156] 1 18 NA 14 dead LEFT papillary,multycistic 10 metastasis SCROTAL PAIN AND SWELLLING
139 2013 MeisenKothen [157] 9 60 Occupational asbestos cement pipe and domestic for 10 years [53] 15 dead RIGHT NA 15 recurrence NA
70 Familial domestic occupational mechanic for 30 years [64] 46 alive RIGHT epithelioid NO 46 NA
59 Domestic occupational US navy railroad [48] 71 alive RIGHT epithelioid NO 71 MASS
44 Occupational mining worker for 24 years [26] 14 dead

RIGHT

Spermatic cord

epithelioid 14 DOD NA
74 occupational shipping industry for 30 years [58] 54 dead RIGHT biphasic 24 recurrence INGUINAL MASS
63 Occupational automobile manufacturing for 8 years [48] 1 dead RIGHT ephitelioid 1 metastasis NA
51 Hobby and occupational asbestos cement pipe for 7 years [41] 54 alive LEFT epithelioid NO 54 HYDROCELE
51 Occupational petrochemical plant worker and hobby for [31] 43 alive RIGHT NA NO 43 NA
65 Occupational mechanic and hobby for 23 years [49] 39 LEFT epithelioid NO 39 NA
140 2014 Lin Nei Hsu [158] 1 76 50 years house environmental residential 8 RIGHT biphasic NO SWELLING
141 2014 Gomes da Fonseca [159] 1 62 NO 5 dead LEFT epithelioid 3 metastasis ENLARGEMENT
142 2014 Stradella [160] 1 51 Possible occupational NA RIGHT biphasic NA HYDROCELE
143 2014 Yang [161] 1 68 Farmer 6 RIGHT epithelioid NO PAINFUL
144 2015 Akin [162] 1 49 NO 48 LEFT papillary NA TESTICULAR MASS
145 2015 Bandyopadhyay [163] 1 40 Farmer NA NA papillary NA SCROTAL SWELLING
146 2015

Jankovichova

[164]

1 67 Environmental residential roof eternit and occupational lorry driver construction material 44 LEFT epithelioid 14 local recurrence HYDROCELE
147 2015 Silverio [165] 1 82 NA NA NA NA NA NA
148 2015 D’Antonio [166] 1 80 Occupational railway workers 12 RIGHT spermatic cord

tubulo-

papillarymm

NO 12 PAINLESS MASS
149 2015 Segura [167] Gonzales 1 58 NO 6 LEFT epithelioid NO 6 SWELLING
150 2015 Alesawi [168] 1 69 NO 12 RIGHT

tubulo-

papillary

NO 12 HYDROCELE
151 2016 Hispan [169] 1 93 Occupational aluminum factory for 40 years NA LEFT

tubulo-

papillary

NA cutaneous metastasis MUTIPLE NODULES
152 2016

Mrinakova

[170]

2 67 Occupational environmental 62 LEFT

tubulo-

papillary

24 recurrence HYDROCELE
20 environmental 91 LEFT epithelioid NO 91 HYDROCELE
153 2016 Ahmed [171] 1 45 Occupaional truck driver NA spermatic cord biphasic NA SWELLING
154 2016

Andresen

[172]

1 60 Occupational 27 RIGHT NA 24 recurrence

SWELLING

hydrocele

155 2016 Serio [173] 2 77 Occupational machines ship 44 dead LEFT epithelioid 26 recurrence SWELLING
82 NO 63 dead LEFT epithelioid 53 recurrence hydrocele
156 2016

Bertolotto

[174]

7 64 NA NA RIGHT epithelioid NA SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT
60 NA 66 LEFT epithelioid NO 66 MASS
65 NA 132 dead LEFT epithelioid NA SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT
70 NA 24 dead RIGHT epithelioid NA SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT
82 NA 6 RIGHT epithelioid NO 6 PALPABLE MASS
63 NA NA BILATERAL NA NA SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT
75 NA NA RIGHT NA NA PALPABLE MASS
157 2017 Zhang [175] 1 50 NA 24 LEFT biphasic NO 24 PAINLESS ENLARGEMENT
158 2017 Arda [176] 1 84 NA NA LEFT epithelioid NO SCROTAL SWELLING
159 2017

Recabal [177]

No individual data

15 39-66 2/15 42 median NA papillary NA NA
160 2017 Shaikh [178] 1 65 NO 24 BILATERAL biphasic NO 24 BILATERAL PAINLESS SCROTAL SWELLING
161 2017 An [179] 7 74 NO NA NA biphasic NA HYDROCELE
67 YES 47 NA biphasic NO 47 SCROTAL MASS
58 NO 65 NA epithelioid NO 65 SPERMATOCELE
43 NO 14 NA epithelioid 14 recurrence SCROTAL MASS
47 NO 155 NA NA NO 155 HYDROCELE
85 YES 19 NA epithelioid NO 19 HYDROCELE
71 NO 15 NA NA NO 15 HYDROCELE
162 2017

Maheshwari

[180]

1 20 NO 16 dead LEFT NA NA SCROTAL SWELLING
163 2018 Abello [181] 1 80 NO 26 RIGHT biphasic 24 recurrence PAINLESS TESTICULAR MASS
164 2018 Trenti [182] 1 40 NO 72 NED LEFT

tubulo-

papillary epithelioid

72 NED HYDROCELE
165 2018 Zhang [183] 1 65 NO 72 alive LEFT NA 72 metastasis HYDROCELE BILATERAL
2018 Current cases 4 75 Occupational foundry worker for 4 years [46] 141 alive LEFT

tubulo-

papillary epithelioid

No MASS HYDROCELE
77

Occupational asbestos cement worker for 23 years

asbestosis pleural plaques [45]

2 dead LEFT

tubulo-

papillary epithelioid

2 metastasis MASS
78 Occupational ship machinist ship then reclaimed for 3 years [58] 40 dead LEFT

tubulo-

papillary epithelioid

cardiopath MASS
63 Occupational mason cutting plates eternit trucker for 14 years [41] 3 alive LEFT

tubulo-

papillary epithelioid

Recent case 3 months alive MASS HYDROCELE

LEGEND: NA not available, NED no evidence of disease, DOD dead of disease, CT computer tomography, MUMP mesothelioma uncertain malignant potential