Embryonic paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma: a case report
| Autor: | Khadija Benhayoune, Jalal Eddine Elammari, Abdelhak Khallouk, Mohammed Jamal El Fassi, Rajae Kanab, Youssef Kharbach, Soufiane Mellas, My Hassan Farih, Ahmed Amine Bouchikhi, Mohammed Fadl Tazi, Karim Lahlaidi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Medicine(all) Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Scrotal mass business.industry Varicocele Mesenchymal Tumor Case Report General Medicine urologic and male genital diseases medicine.disease Embryonic stem cell Spermatic cord body regions medicine.anatomical_structure hemic and lymphatic diseases Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma Medicine business Rhabdomyosarcoma neoplasms |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1752-1947 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1752-1947-7-93 |
| Popis: | Introduction An embryonic paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma is a very rare mesenchymal tumor. It is an intrascrotal tumor that is localized in paratesticular structures such as the epididymis or spermatic cord. Rhabdomyosarcoma is most often observed in children and adolescents, presenting as a painless scrotal mass. Case presentation Our patient was an 18-year-old Moroccan man who presented with a painless left scrotal mass that had evolved over four months. An inguinal orchiectomy was performed. A histological examination of the excised tissue revealed an embryonic rhabdomyosarcoma. Our patient had three sessions of chemotherapy with vincristine, actinomycin C and cyclophosphamide. Each chemotherapy session was conducted over five days, with a cycle of 21 days. Our patient was assessed two months after the last chemotherapy session and demonstrated good clinical improvement. Conclusion Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare aggressive tumor manifesting in children and very young adults. Localized forms have a good prognosis whereas metastatic tumors show very poor results. A well-defined treatment based on surgery and chemotherapy yields good results. |
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