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Rhabdomyosarcoma of spermatic cord. 1977

H A Dikranian

A case of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the spermatic cord is presented and literature reviewed. The spread of this disease to the retroperitoneal lymph nodes and the improved results with retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy and radical orchiectomy are stressed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D012208	Rhabdomyosarcoma	A malignant solid tumor arising from mesenchymal tissues which normally differentiate to form striated muscle. It can occur in a wide variety of sites. It is divided into four distinct types: pleomorphic, predominantly in male adults; alveolar (RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, ALVEOLAR), mainly in adolescents and young adults; embryonal (RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, EMBRYONAL), predominantly in infants and children; and botryoidal, also in young children. It is one of the most frequently occurring soft tissue sarcomas and the most common in children under 15. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p2186; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, pp1647-9)	Rhabdomyosarcomas
D013085	Spermatic Cord	Either of a pair of tubular structures formed by DUCTUS DEFERENS; ARTERIES; VEINS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; and nerves. The spermatic cord extends from the deep inguinal ring through the INGUINAL CANAL to the TESTIS in the SCROTUM.	Funiculus Spermaticus,Cord, Spermatic,Cords, Spermatic,Spermatic Cords
D014565	Urogenital Neoplasms	Tumors or cancer of the UROGENITAL SYSTEM in either the male or the female.	Genitourinary Cancer,Genitourinary Neoplasms,Urogenital Cancer,Genito-urinary Cancer,Genito-urinary Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Genitourinary,Neoplasms, Urogenital,Cancer, Genito-urinary,Cancer, Genitourinary,Cancer, Urogenital,Cancers, Genito-urinary,Cancers, Genitourinary,Cancers, Urogenital,Genito urinary Cancer,Genito-urinary Cancers,Genito-urinary Neoplasms,Genitourinary Cancers,Genitourinary Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Genito-urinary,Neoplasm, Genitourinary,Neoplasm, Urogenital,Neoplasms, Genito-urinary,Urogenital Cancers,Urogenital Neoplasm