The Scientific World Journal (Jan 2007)

Primary Paratesticular Osteosarcoma: Case Report and A Review of the Literature

  • Anwar Al-Masri,
  • Mubarak Al-Shraim,
  • Ahmad Abu Al-Samen,
  • Runjan Chetty,
  • Andrew Evans

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.155
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7
pp. 850 – 854

Abstract

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Primary paratesticular osteosarcoma is an extremely rare malignancy and, to date, only a few cases have been reported. To our knowledge, no such case arising directly from paratesticular soft tissue has been described. We describe a 52-year-old man who presented with left scrotal swelling and an excisional biopsy that revealed a sarcomatous lesion. Left inguinal orchiectomy was performed and histologic examination of the extensively sampled lesion revealed a pure paratesticular osteosarcoma. The patient died 6 months after the diagnosis with disseminated disease.