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ArticleIJU case reports2022

A 40-year-old man with a rapidly growing intrascrotal tumor in the fibroma-thecoma group.

Tsutomu Anraku, Hideki Hashidate, Asa Nakahara, Tomoyuki Imai, Yoshiaki Kawakami

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Article in IJU case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tsutomu AnrakuDepartment of Urology Niigata City General Hospital Niigata Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2128-7886
Hideki HashidateDepartment of Pathology Niigata City General Hospital Niigata Japan.
Asa NakaharaDepartment of Pathology Niigata City General Hospital Niigata Japan.
Tomoyuki ImaiDepartment of Urology Niigata City General Hospital Niigata Japan.
Yoshiaki KawakamiDepartment of Urology Niigata City General Hospital Niigata Japan.
Niigata City General Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Tumors in the fibroma-thecoma group are benign tumors, typically found in the ovaries of postmenopausal women and occasionally develop in the testes. These tumors are mostly treated with radical orchiectomy because preoperative diagnosis confirming the benign nature is difficult. Case presentation: A 40-year-old man was incidentally pointed out to have a right intrascrotal mass, measuring approximately 10 cm on computed tomography. Malignant testicular tumor was suspected based on the location and size of the tumor. The patient underwent right radical orchiectomy. Histologically, the tumor had no evidence of malignancy, and the diagnosis of tumors in the fibroma-thecoma group was made. The patient had no recurrence 8 months after surgery. Conclusion: Intrascrotal tumors in the fibroma-thecoma group are rare benign tumors and mostly treated with radical orchiectomy due to concerns about malignancies. Further investigation is needed for accurate preoperative diagnosis, and we should be aware of these rare tumors.

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fibrothecomaintrascrotal tumororchiectomyparatesticular tumortumors in the fibroma–thecoma group

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PMID35509791
PMCPMC9057753
OpenAlexW4221067993

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