Papillary Mesothelioma Of Testis, Malignant Mesothelioma Of Testis A Report Of Three Cases And Review Of Literature Priyadarshi N Bhat S Paul F Shetty S Med J Dy Patil Vidyapeeth

Testicular mesothelioma is the rarest of all types of this cancer and is also known as mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis.

Worlds 2nd best lawyer. 1department of pathology university of chicago medical center chicago il usa. Xiao sy1 rizzo p carbone m. It is most often seen in the peritoneum of female patients although there have been reported pleural and testicular forms of wdpm.

Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis is considered a rare scrotal tumor with only 73 cases reported in the literature. Mesothelial hyperplasia well differentiated papillary mesothelioma papillary serous neoplasms rete and epididymal carcino ma adenomatoid tumors and adenocarcinoma. The three main types of mesothelioma are commonly linked to asbestos exposure but the connection isnt as clear with testicular mesotheliomain fact various studies have found that patients diagnosed with this rare form of the asbestos cancer have no history of asbestos exposure with some researchers suggesting that only about 41 of testicular mesothelioma.

Tous mesothelioma is exceedingly rare14 the differential diagnosis of paratesticular mesothelioma includes both benign and malig nant conditions. With so few cases information is limited but symptoms generally include a lump and a buildup of fluid. Wdpm is usually benign but can turn into malignant mesothelioma.

We report a case of benign mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis in a 69 year old man who presented with a 4 month history of scrotal swelling. Well differentiated papillary mesothelioma or wdpm is a rare epithelioid mesothelioma subtype. Well differentiated papillary mesothelioma epidemiology usually occurs in the peritoneum of young women few cases reported in the tunica vaginalis of the testis ages ranging from 18 to 69 sites peritoneum and tunica vaginalis clinical features scrotalperi testicular mass associated with hydrocele diagnosis.

Papillary tumors are recognized by their epithelial cell type and microscopic growth patterns with finger like projections papillae lined with. Eighteen men with mm and 2 with well differentiated papillary mesothelioma of the tvt were identified which represented 06 of males with mesothelioma in study population. Individuals with mesothelioma of the tvt were identified from a database of more than 4000 mesothelioma cases and their clinicopathological features were recorded.

Treatment is straightforward and prognosis is good. Benign papillary mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis. 1 47 because this malignant tumor has an unfavorable course in most cases we reviewed the literature to look for prognostic parameters concerning patients survival and added another case of a child age 14 years.

2 7 the tumor also presents with local invasion of adjacent structures in onethird of patients with.