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ArticleClinical case reports2025

Liposarcoma of the Spermatic Cord With Signs and Symptoms Mimicking the Inguinal Hernia: A Rare Case Report.

Somar Mansour, Khedr Layka, Abdallah N Mansour, Majd N Mansour, Majd E Mansour, Muhammad Sinan Muhammad, Rana Issa

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Somar MansourCancer Research Center Tishreen University Hospital Latakia Syria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4198-606X
Khedr LaykaCancer Research Center Tishreen University Hospital Latakia Syria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3937-4528
Abdallah N MansourCancer Research Center Tishreen University Hospital Latakia Syria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8882-751X
Majd N MansourCancer Research Center Tishreen University Hospital Latakia Syria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8682-032X
Majd E MansourCancer Research Center Tishreen University Hospital Latakia Syria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3962-9156
Muhammad Sinan MuhammadDepartment of Genitourinary Surgery Tishreen University Hospital Latakia Syria.
Rana IssaCancer Research Center Tishreen University Hospital Latakia Syria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8391-5278

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Abstract

Liposarcoma of the spermatic cord (LSC) is extremely rare; < 200 cases were reported in the medical literature. Because of the rarity of these tumors and their presentation as a painless inguinal or scrotal mass, preoperative diagnosis is uncertain and they are frequently misdiagnosed as inguinal hernias.

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case reportinguinal hernialiposarcomaspermatic cord

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PMID39872705
PMCPMC11769966

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