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ArticleCureus2022

Liposarcoma of the Spermatic Cord Mimicking an Inguinal Hernia: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Konstantinos Pikramenos, Stamatios Katsimperis, Maria Zachou, Maria Giannakakou, Maria Mitsogianni, Iraklis Mitsogiannis

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Giant paratesticular liposarcoma: A rare case report and literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Konstantinos Pikramenos2nd Department of Urology, Sismanoglio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
Stamatios Katsimperis2nd Department of Urology, Sismanoglio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
Maria ZachouGastroenterology, Sismanoglio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
Maria Giannakakou2nd Department of Internal Medicine-Propaedeutic, Oncology Section, Attikon University Hospital, Chaidari, GRC.
Maria Mitsogianni4th Department of Medical Oncology, Hygeia Hospital, Marousi, GRC.
Iraklis Mitsogiannis2nd Department of Urology, Sismanoglio General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liposarcomas of the spermatic cord are extremely rare, with less than 200 cases in the literature. We present a case of sclerosing mixed with myxoid liposarcoma of the left spermatic cord in a 55-year-old male patient, mimicking an inguinal hernia on pre-operative ultrasound. The patient underwent orchidectomy and is currently on follow-up surveillance with no signs of recurrence.

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liposarcomamyxoid liposarcomaorchidectomypara-testicular tumorsclerosing liposarcoma

Identifiers

PMID36158429
PMCPMC9491821

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