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ArticleRadiology case reports2021

MRI and CT features of a malignant myoepithelioma of the scrotum: A case report and literature review.

Takayoshi Shinya, Yuichi Kojima, Yasumasa Monobe, Hideyo Fujiwara, Shinya Uehara, Katsuya Kato

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Takayoshi ShinyaDepartment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.
Yuichi KojimaDepartment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.
Yasumasa MonobeDepartment of Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.
Hideyo FujiwaraDepartment of Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.
Shinya UeharaDepartment of Urology, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.
Katsuya KatoDepartment of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School General Medical Center, Okayama, Japan.

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Abstract

Malignant myoepithelioma of the scrotum is extremely rare. We report the case of a 51-year-old man with malignant myoepithelioma of the scrotum, wherein computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lobulated soft tissue mass with calcification, cystic component, and solid component with gradual contrast enhancement on dynamic contrast-enhanced scans. The patient presented with scrotal induration, and there was no elevation of tumor markers and no evidence of a metastatic lesion on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Histopathological examination of the resected scrotal specimen confirmed a well-circumscribed solid tumor with septa, a small area of hemorrhage, and necrosis. The subsequent diagnosis was malignant myoepithelioma of the scrotum. This case shows that scrotal malignant myoepithelioma might appear as a well-defined lobulated mass with cystic regions. We conjecture that the enhancement pattern and apparent diffusion coefficient values can be potential markers for scrotal myoepithelial tumors.

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Computed tomographyDiffusion-weighted imagingDynamic contrast-enhanced MRIMalignant myoepitheliomaScrotum, Magnetic resonance imaging

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PMID34401034
PMCPMC8350411

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