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Published on: September 13, 2019
Adult paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma
Kazunori Haga1, Akira Kashiwagi, Satoshi Nagamori
1Hokkaido Cancer Center, Japan. kazunori@ucla.edu
Background:
A 29-year-old male patient presented with a history of painless enlargement of the left hemiscrotum.
Investigations:
Laboratory tests for beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin, alpha-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.
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