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[Giant dedifferenciated liposarcoma of the spermatic cord]
Fernando Fernández1, Herney A García
1Servicio de Urología Clínica Rafael Uribe Uribe, Clínica Urológica Salus, Cali, Colombia. salferfe@gmail.com
Summary Objectives:
To describe a patient with dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the spermatic cord and to perform a bibliographic review.
Methods:
We describe the case of a patient with dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the spermatic cord, and conducted an extensive search of literature in different databases that support the discussion of the case.
Results:
A 65 years old male presented a right scrotal mass with progressive growth, and underwent excision of the mass (measured 34 x 22 x 17 cm and weighed 5786 grams). Pathology reported dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the spermatic cord. This patient draws attention to the reoccurrence of papillary thyroid cancer.
Conclusions:
Paratesticular tumors are rare entities, derived from mesenchymal tissue. Most of them are benign, but up to 30% could be of sarcomatoid type. Their treatment is based on the extraction of the mass along with radical orchiectomy, but being a very rare disease is not clear whether the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy in these patients is beneficial.