Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord mimicking a left inguinal hernia: a case report and literature review

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Kaimin Guo⁴  Ning Xu²  Hongliang Wang⁴  Xiaofan Dai⁴  Changjiu Yin¹  Runhui Tian³  Fubiao Li⁴ 

[1] Department of Anesthesiology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital of Jilin Province, Changchun, Jilin, China;Department of Urology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China;Department of Psychology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China;Department of Andrology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China

关键词: Literature review;    Inguinal hernia;    Spermatic cord;    Liposarcoma;   

Others  :  826479
DOI  :  10.1186/1477-7819-11-18

 received in 2012-08-31, accepted in 2013-01-14,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord (LSC) is a rare condition characterized by a painless inguinal or scrotal mass. To our knowledge, only about 200 cases have been previously reported in the literature. These tumors are often mistaken for common scrotal swellings, such as hydroceles and hernias. We present a LSC case in which a definitive diagnosis was obtained upon histological examination. We also provide a literature review of other cases that have been reported.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Li et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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