Asian Oncology Research Journal

Liposarcoma of Spermatic Cord: A Case Report on a Rare Recurent Paratesticular Tumor

K. Anjali Mohandas *

Department of Radiodiagnosis, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

Rohini Avantsa

Department of Radiodiagnosis, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

Varun Pallamala

Department of Radiodiagnosis, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

This is a case report of an elderly male patient who presented with recurrent scrotal liposarcoma on the contralateral side. A 76-year-old male patient presented with swelling in the left scrotum in 2018 which showed gradual increase in size for a period of 1 year. The patient underwent high inguinal orchidectomy. Histopathology report was given as Myxoid liposarcoma. Post-surgery the patient underwent chemotherapy for the same. The yearly follow-up visits were unremarkable. Liposarcoma of the cord should be differentiated from other para-testicular masses. It is rarely diagnosed preoperatively and is usually mistaken for inguinal hernia, hematocoele and hydrocoele.

Keywords: Hematocoele, myxoid liposarcoma, inguinal hernia, hydrocoele

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