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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul 2;2(4):126-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2014.04.001. eCollection 2014 Jul.

An Adult Case of Paratesticular Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma

Joan C Delto  1 , George F Wayne  2 , Sofia Garces  3 , Ana M Medina  3 , Alan M Nieder  1
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An Adult Case of Paratesticular Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma

Joan C Delto et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) occurs more frequently in children and is rare in adults. Embryonal RMS is the most common subtype of paratesticular RMS. Spindle cell is a rare variant of embryonal RMS and is associated with a favorable prognosis in children. Data in adults is lacking. We present a case of paratesticular RMS in a 24-year-old man.

Keywords: Paratesticular cancer; Rhabdomyosarcoma; Spindle cell.

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Figure 1
(A,B) Heterogeneous cellular proliferation including spindle and strap-like cells with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation (arrow). (C) Tumor cells strongly positive for desmin. (D) Tumor cells showing nuclear expression of myogenin.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Multinodular epididymal mass. (B) Three nodules with a rubbery, white-yellow cut surface.
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