Local Cutaneous Scrotal Involvement of Paratesticular Mesothelioma
Ganesh Maniam,
Burak Tekin,
Sounak Gupta
et al.
Abstract:Paratesticular mesothelioma (malignant mesothelioma arising from the tunica vaginalis of the testis) represents a small proportion of mesothelial neoplasms, and cutaneous involvement by paratesticular mesothelioma is very rare. Cutaneous involvement can manifest as scrotal subcutaneous nodules from regional spread, distant metastasis, or direct extension through surgical scars. Mesothelioma has 3 histopathologic classifications that include epithelioid, biphasic, and sarcomatoid, which is rarely seen in parate… Show more
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