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ArticleMolecular and clinical oncology2021

Rare primary malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the left testis: A case report.

Dongdong Liu, Yi Mu, Pan Chen, Bangwei Che, Zheming Li, Yili Zhao, Fa Sun, Kaifa Tang

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Article in Molecular and clinical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dongdong LiuDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.
Yi MuDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.
Pan ChenDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.
Bangwei CheDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.
Zheming LiDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.
Yili ZhaoDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.
Fa SunDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.
Kaifa TangDepartment of Urology, Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China.
Guiyang Medical University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a rare disease. The present study discusses the case of a 30-year-old male patient who presented with complaints of pain in the left testis and groin over 1 month. Ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) imaging revealed the presence of a space-occupying lesion localized in the left testis. The mass was completely resected using an open surgical approach and was diagnosed as a primary MPNST of the left testis on postoperative histopathological examination. As this type of tumor is rare, there is currently no standard diagnostic or treatment method for MPNST. Pathological examination, enhanced CT imaging and immunohistochemical investigation are helpful for establishing the diagnosis and surgical resection is considered to be an effective treatment.

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immunohistochemicalmalignantorchiectomypathological examinationschwannoma

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