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ReviewAnnals of Saudi medicine

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the spermatic cord: two cases and review of the literature.

Huseyin Aydemir, Salih Budak, Zeynep Kahyaoglu, Sukru Kumsar

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Review in Annals of Saudi medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Huseyin AydemirFrom the Urology Clinic, Sakarya Universitesi Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Sakarya.
Salih BudakFrom the Urology Clinic, Sakarya Universitesi Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Sakarya.
Zeynep KahyaogluFrom the Pathology Department, Sakarya Research and Education Hospital, Turkey.
Sukru KumsarFrom the Urology TC Saglik Bakanligi Haydarpasa Numune Egiim ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sakarya University · TRHaydarpaşa Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a neoplasm of intermediate biological potential. Few cases of spermatic cord IMT have been reported in the literature. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is a consequence of the proliferation of fibroblasts and inflammatory cells. Despite its benign nature, the tumor often clinically mimics intrascrotal malignancy and usually remains undiagnosed preoperatively. The diagnosis of spermatic IMT is difficult preoperatively due to the non-specific findings. Therefore, if testicular tumors cannot be precisely excluded, radical orchiectomy should be performed for the diagnosis and treatment. However, it mainly occurs in children and young adults; spermatic IMT may also be seen among elderly men. Here, we report two cases of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor involving the spermatic cord. SIMILAR CASES PUBLISHED: There are seven cases entitled "inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of spermatic cord" in the literature. In our study we present two cases that had a spermatic cord IMT. Furthermore, one of these cases was 82 years of age and is the oldest patient presented in the literature.

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Aged, 80 and overGenital Neoplasms, MaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Muscle TissueSpermatic Cord

Identifiers

PMID32027518
PMCPMC7012034
OpenAlexW3005435957

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