Research Article
Testicular, Spermatic Cord, and Scrotal Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Treatment Outcomes and Patterns of Failure
| Total number of patients (N) | 34 | Median age at diagnosis (years) | 42 (range, 5–81) | Median tumor size (cm) | 6.25 (range, 0.8–14) |
| M stage at diagnosis | | M0 | 26 (76.6) | M1 | 7 (20.6%) | Unknown | 1 (2.9%) |
| Tumor site | | Scrotal | 11 (33.3%) | Spermatic cord | 15 (45.5%) | Testis | 8 (21.2%) |
| Histology | | Well-differentiated liposarcoma | 8 (23.5%) | Dedifferentiated liposarcoma | 1 (2.9%) | Rhabdomyosarcoma | 12 (35.3%) | Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma | 3 (25%) | Unknown type | 9 (75%) | Leiomyosarcoma | 9 (26.5%) | Myxoid liposarcoma | 2 (5.9%) | Synovial sarcoma | 2 (5.9%) |
| Method of diagnosis | | Excisional biopsy/transcrotal surgery | 14 (41.2%) | Inguinal orchiectomy | 18 (52.9%) | Hernia repair | 1 (2.9%) | Transcrotal surgery | 7 (20.6%) | No biopsy, definitive surgery only | 1 (2.9%) |
| Biopsy/nononcological resection prior to surgery | | Yes | 29 (85.3%) | No | 4 (11.8%) | Unknown | 1 (2.9%) |
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