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| Title |
Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a malignancy associated with recurrent epididymitis?
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| Published in |
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-7819-10-238 |
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| Authors |
Ching-Heng Yen, Chun-Te Lee, Chung-Jen Su, Hua-Cheng Lo |
| Abstract |
A 53-year-old Taiwanese male had several episodes of left epididymitis with hydrocele refractory to antibiotic treatment. Partial epididymectomy plus preventive vasectomy were planned, and, incidentally, an ill-defined nodule was found lying on the tunica vaginalis near the epididymal head. The pathological diagnosis was malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis. Radical orchiectomy with wide excision of the hemi-scrotal wall was performed. So far, there is no evidence of recurrence after more than 3 years of follow-up. Malignant tumor should be considered in the case of recurrent epididymitis refractory to empirically effective antibiotic treatment. Although the nature of this tumor is highly fatal, the malignancy can possibly be cured by early and aggressive surgical treatment. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 26 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 26 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 23% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 12% |
| Researcher | 3 | 12% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 19% |
| Unknown | 5 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 62% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 8% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 4% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 6 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 March 2019.
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#2,587,332
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#2
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