Adult paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma

Background A 29-year-old male patient presented with a history of painless enlargement of the left hemiscrotum. Investigations Laboratory tests for β-human chorionic gonadotrophin, α-fetoprotein, and lactate dehydrogenase, physical examination, and CT of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. Histologic exa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature clinical practice urology 2005-08, Vol.2 (8), p.398-402
Hauptverfasser:	Haga, Kazunori, Kashiwagi, Akira, Nagamori, Satoshi, Yamashiro, Katushige
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Adult Cancer Care and treatment Case studies case-study Chemotherapy Clinical medicine Dehydrogenases Diagnosis Dissection Health aspects Humans Lymphatic system Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metastasis Patient outcomes Radiotherapy Rhabdomyosarcoma Rhabdomyosarcoma - pathology Rhabdomyosarcoma - surgery Risk factors Sarcoma Testicular Neoplasms - pathology Testicular Neoplasms - surgery Urology
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Zusammenfassung:	Background A 29-year-old male patient presented with a history of painless enlargement of the left hemiscrotum. Investigations Laboratory tests for β-human chorionic gonadotrophin, α-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.
ISSN:	1743-4270 1759-4812 1743-4289 1759-4820
DOI:	10.1038/ncpuro0257