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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr-Jun;13(2):171-173.
doi: 10.4103/UA.UA_168_19. Epub 2021 Apr 13.

Testicular chondrosarcoma

Abdulaziz Alhussaini  1 , Mohammed Al Mansour  2 , Noura Al Oudah  3 , Khalid Al Rabeeah  4 , Abdullah Al Khayal  4 , Saad Abumelha  4
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Case Reports

Testicular chondrosarcoma

Abdulaziz Alhussaini et al. Urol Ann. 2021 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Only 5% of all urological tumors are accounted as Testicular tumors. Furthermore, a well differentiated chondrosarcoma of the testis is extremely rare. Thus, we are representing a rare case of testicular chondrosarcoma. A 43-year-old male with right scrotal swelling did Doppler Ultrasonography demonstrating a large heterogenous hypervascular mass. Patient has had uneventful radical inguinal orchiectomy. The histopathology of the resected tumor reveled 50% seminoma - 50% teratoma with somatic type malignancy (well differentiated chondrosarcoma). Only few cases were reported in the medical literature for testicular chondrosarcoma. Thus, reporting such cases will add to the literature and shall help in establishing a management strategy.

Keywords: Testicular chondrosarcoma; testicular tumor; urological tumor.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Large heterogeneous hypervascular mass occupying almost all the right testicle measuring about 4.3 cm × 3.5 cm × 3.0 cm with multiple internal calcifications and cystic changes
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Picture 1
Low power image (H and E, ×4) showing seminoma (black arrow) and cartilaginous component (red arrow)
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Picture 2
Higher view of the cartilage tissue showing increase cellularity, atypia, and mitosis (black arrow) (H and E, ×20)
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