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Lipoblastoma-like tumor of the spermatic cord: case report and review of the literature

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Lipoblastoma-like tumor is a very rare mesenchymal tumor believed to be restricted to female patients and only recently reported in the spermatic cord of a male patient. We describe herein an additional case of lipoblastoma-like tumor occurring in the spermatic cord, describing its histopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular features.

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  1. Department of Pathology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via di Barbiano 1/10, 40136, Bologna, Italy

    Marco Gambarotti, Kivilcim E. Erdogan, Alberto Righi, Stefania Benini, Giovanna Magagnoli & Angelo P. Dei Tos

  2. Histopathology and Molecular Diagnostics, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy

    Maria Rosaria Raspollini

  3. Department of Urology, University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy

    Augusto delle Rose

  4. Department of Pathology, Azienda Ospedale Università Padova, Padua, Italy

    Marta Sbaraglia & Angelo P. Dei Tos

  5. Department of Medicine, University of Padua School of Medicine, Padua, Italy

    Angelo P. Dei Tos

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A.D.R. retrieved clinical data, B.S. and M.R.R. performed molecular and immunohistochemical analyses, G.M. has recovered the tissue material, M.G. and K.E.E. wrote the initial draft of the manuscript, M.S. and A.R. drafted the manuscript and reviewed the literature; the final version was subsequently edited by A.P.D.T. All authors have approved the manuscript.

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Gambarotti, M., Erdogan, K.E., Righi, A. et al. Lipoblastoma-like tumor of the spermatic cord: case report and review of the literature. Virchows Arch 478, 1013–1017 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-020-02883-9

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