Neoplasms of the tunica of the testis. Report of 5 cases (3 mesothelial tumors and 2 fibrous pseudo-tumors)
Pellice Vilalta, C.; Cosme Giménez, M.; Casalots Serramia, J.
Archivos Espanoles de Urologia 49(1): 12-16
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0614 PMID: 8678594 Document Number: 458700
The problems arising from tumors of the tunica vaginalis testis are reviewed and the differential diagnosis of this uncommon tumor type is discussed. Five cases of benign tumor of the tunica vaginalis testis that had been incidentally discovered during hydrocelectomy are described. The patients were evaluated two and five years postoperatively, with no evidence of recurrence or presence of tumor at other sites of the serosa. The tumors did not compromise the gonad and were treated by simple excision of the hydrocele sac. The association of this condition with hydroceles is underscored. The true incidence of exposure to asbestos in the pathogenesis of this tumor type cannot be elucidated from the cases described herein or those in the literature.