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[Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma. Report of 2 cases]
S Pérez Herms1, R Castellanos Acosta, R Cortadellas Angel
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Mare de Déu de L'Esperança, Barcelona.
Actas Urologicas Espanolas
|September 1, 1991
Abstract:
Reporting 2 cases of paratesticular embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma with different locations, one epididymal and one in the testicle tunic vaginalis. In both cases a retroperitoneal disease was present at the time of diagnosis. Although the treatment was similar the clinical evolution has been very different. One patient died 3 years after diagnosis with pulmonary metastasis, the other one is still disease-free 7 years after diagnosis. Discussion of the clinical presentation, differential diagnosis and most important the multidisciplinary therapy used in this type of tumours.