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Seelig MH, Winkels R, Wiese M, Weyhe D. Spermatic cord liposarcomas incidentally found during hernia surgery: is histology of any lipoma mandatory? A review of the literature. Acta Chir Belg 2020; 120:79-84. [PMID: 31690184 DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2019.1689645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Purpose: Liposarcomas found incidentally during open or laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery are extremely rare. It is unclear, whether any adipose tissue being removed during inguinal hernia surgery must be sent for histology due to the potential risk of liposarcoma of the spermatic cord. This study aims to evaluate the frequency of liposarcomas incidentally found in the inguinal canal during hernia surgery and tries to derive evidence-based recommendations regarding the optimal management of any fatty tissue found in the inguinal canal.Methods: A literature review of the PubMed/Medline electronic databases between January 1980 and January 2019 was performed using the search terms 'inguinal hernia' and 'liposarcoma'. There was only one study available on this topic. Therefore, an additional literature review was performed analyzing all reports on patients with incidentally detected liposarcomas of the spermatic cord in the inguinal canal during hernia surgery.Results: There was only one retrospective study evaluating the frequency of inguinal liposarcoma found at hernia operations with a frequency of less than 0.1%. There were 18 cases of spermatic cord liposarcomas that were truly found incidentally during operation for an unsuspected symptomatic or incarcerated inguinal hernia. These included 16 case reports with a total of 18 patients and 19 liposarcomas. All patients were male with a median age of 62.5 years (range: 24-86 years) years. Median size of liposarcoma was 10.5 cm (range: 3-30 cm). In seven patients, the inguinal liposarcoma was an extension of a retroperitoneal sarcoma. Treatment consisted of radical orchidectomy during the primary operation in 12 patients. Three out of the seven patients with retroperitoneal extension of the tumor underwent a secondary operation with complete resection of the tumor.Conclusions: Currently, there is no evidence-based recommendation available regarding the management of lipomas detected during open or laparoscopic inguinal hernia surgery. Due to the extremely low risk of the presence of a liposarcoma, routine histologic examination cannot be recommended unless the diameter exceeds 10 cm.
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- Matthias H. Seelig
- Department of General-, Visceral-, Thoracic- and Vascular Surgery, Kliniken Frankfurt-Main-Taunus, Bad Soden Am Taunus, Germany
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- Department of General-, Visceral-, Thoracic- and Vascular Surgery, Kliniken Frankfurt-Main-Taunus, Bad Soden Am Taunus, Germany
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- Department for Human Medicine, Pius Hospital, Medical Campus University of Oldenburg, University Hospital for Visceral Surgery, Oldenburg, Germany
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Chalouhy C, Ruck JM, Moukarzel M, Jourdi R, Dagher N, Philosophe B. Current management of liposarcoma of the spermatic cord: A case report and review of the literature. Mol Clin Oncol 2017; 6:438-440. [PMID: 28451429 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2017.1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Liposarcomas of the spermatic cord, a rare cause of an inguinal mass, may closely mimic inguinal hernias on clinical examination. However, these tumors require a different surgical approach and treatment plan; therefore, intraoperative diagnosis might complicate patient management. We report the case of a 63-year-old man who presented with a mobile mass in the inguinal canal consistent with an inguinal hernia. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with a liposarcoma of the spermatic cord and successfully treated with extensive local resection, including radical orchiectomy and en bloc resection of the mass and associated cord structures. No adjuvant therapy was deemed necessary, and the patient remained asymptomatic and disease-free 10 years after surgery. The details of this case are presented, along with a review and discussion of the currently available data regarding the diagnosis and management of this challenging condition.
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- Charbel Chalouhy
- Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Urology, Hôtel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Urology, Hôtel Dieu de France Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Dagur G, Gandhi J, Kapadia K, Inam R, Smith NL, Joshi G, Khan SA. Neoplastic diseases of the spermatic cord: an overview of pathological features, evaluation, and management. Transl Androl Urol 2017; 6:101-110. [PMID: 28217455 PMCID: PMC5313312 DOI: 10.21037/tau.2017.01.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Extracellular tumors found with the spermatic cord, known as neoplasms, are usually identified to be benign. However, the accurate and timely diagnosis of spermatic cord masses is highly crucial, especially when most results are often overlooked or unclear. In this review, we discuss the anatomy and embryology of the spermatic cord. Upon rooting these fundamental concepts, we discuss an array of benign and malignant neoplastic tumors, including their origin, pathological features, clinical evaluation and management, as well as other case-specific characteristics of unique presentation. Many of these neoplasms are based on local neurological, vascular, muscular, bone, soft tissue, or lymphatic origin, while others have metastasized from particular areas of the body.
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- Gautam Dagur
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA;; Department of Urology, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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Cao MX, Chen J, Zhang JL, Wei X, Liang YY. Organ-sparing Surgery in Treating Patients with Liposarcoma of the Spermatic Cord: Institutional Experience and Pooled Analysis. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2016; 16:3419-23. [PMID: 25921155 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.8.3419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord is rare and frequently misdiagnosed. The standard therapeutic approach has been radical inguinal orchiectomy with wide local resection of surrounding soft tissues. The current trend of organ preservation in the treatment of several cancers has started to evolve. Herein we present our testis-sparing surgery experience in the treatment of spermatic cord liposarcoma and a pooled analysis on this topic. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical information from patient receiving organ-sparing surgery was described. Clinical studies evaluating this issue were identified by using a predefined search strategy, e.g., Pubmed database with no restriction on date of published papers. The literature search used the following terms: epidemiology , surgery , chemotherapy , radiotherapy , testis sparing surgery, spermatic cord sarcomas/ liposarcomas. RESULTS Patient received a complete excision of the lesion, preserving the spermatic cord and the testis. The final pathological report showed a well differentiated liposarcoma with negative surgical margins and no signs of local invasion. After 2-year of follow-up, there was no evidence of local recurrence. Since the first case reported in 1952, a total of about 200 well-documented spermatic cord liposarcoma cases have been published in English literature. Among these patients, only three instances were reported to have received an organ-sparing surgery in the treatment of spermatic cord liposarcoma. CONCLUSIONS Radical inguinal orchiectomy and resection of the tumor with a negative microscopic margin is the recommended treatment for liposarcoma of the spermatic cord. But for small, especially well-differentiated, lesions, testis-sparing surgery might be a good option if an adequate negative surgical margin is assured.
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- Ming-Xin Cao
- Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China E-mail :
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Spermatic cord liposarcoma is very rare and characterized by a painless inguinal or scrotal mass. This is a case report of a 66-year-old man presenting with a mass in his left scrotum. Inguinal orchiectomy was performed and the histopathological examination revealed a liposarcoma of the spermatic cord.
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- Murat Sambel
- Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Bursa, Turkey
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- Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Bursa, Turkey
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- Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Department of Urology and Pathology, Bursa, Turkey
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- Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Bursa, Turkey
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- Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Bursa, Turkey
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- Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Bursa, Turkey
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- Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Bursa, Turkey
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Abete L, Simonato A, Toncini C, Carmignani G, Derchi LE. Myxoid liposarcoma of the spermatic cord: US and MR imaging findings. J Clin Ultrasound 2014; 42:96-99. [PMID: 23861011 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Revised: 03/29/2013] [Accepted: 05/03/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We report a patient with myxoid liposarcoma of the spermatic cord in whom combined use of both ultrasound (US) and MRI helped to suggest the diagnosis. The lesion was solid at US and vascularized at color Doppler. T1-weighted MRI did not show fat within it; on T2-weighted images it had high signal intensity, with a cyst-like appearance. It is known that fat-poor myxoid liposarcomas with high water content may mimic a cystic lesion on non-contrast-enhanced MR; then, a combination of MRI findings, suggesting a cyst, and of US findings, showing the mass was actually solid and vascularized, allowed preoperatively the diagnosis of fat-poor myxoid liposarcoma.
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- Luca Abete
- Dipartimento Scienze Chirurgiche, Settore Anatomia Patologica, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
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Li F, Tian R, Yin C, Dai X, Wang H, Xu N, Guo K. Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord mimicking a left inguinal hernia: a case report and literature review. World J Surg Oncol 2013; 11:18. [PMID: 23351168 PMCID: PMC3585812 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-11-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2012] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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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.
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- Fubiao Li
- Department of Andrology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Myxofibrosarcoma of the spermatic cord is a rare condition. We present an unusual case of a 69-year-old gentleman who presented to the emergency department on two occasions with a right inguinoscrotal swelling. We will explore the diagnostic difficulties encountered and subsequent management. We will also highlight the importance of histological analysis when unexpected findings are encountered.
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- Nina Patrick
- Department of Urology, St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust, Prescot, UK.
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