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A case of testicular rhabdomyosarcoma

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Pure testicular rhabdomyosarcoma is a very rare tumor and 7 cases have been reported in literature. A 20-year-old male patient presented with a painless right testicular swelling who underwent inguinal orchiectomy with suspicion of testicular malignancy. The case was regarded as an embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma according to histopathologic and immunohistochemical findings. The case is presented and the relevant literature is reviewed and discussed.

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Erbay, M.E., Tarhan, F., Barışık, N.Ö. et al. A case of testicular rhabdomyosarcoma. Int Urol Nephrol 36, 73–75 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:UROL.0000032671.74121.d3

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