Research Article

Testicular, Spermatic Cord, and Scrotal Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Treatment Outcomes and Patterns of Failure

Table 1

Demographic information.

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
M026 (76.6)
M17 (20.6%)
Unknown1 (2.9%)

Tumor site
Scrotal11 (33.3%)
Spermatic cord15 (45.5%)
Testis8 (21.2%)

Histology
Well-differentiated liposarcoma8 (23.5%)
Dedifferentiated liposarcoma1 (2.9%)
Rhabdomyosarcoma12 (35.3%)
Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma3 (25%)
Unknown type9 (75%)
Leiomyosarcoma9 (26.5%)
Myxoid liposarcoma2 (5.9%)
Synovial sarcoma2 (5.9%)

Method of diagnosis
Excisional biopsy/transcrotal surgery14 (41.2%)
Inguinal orchiectomy18 (52.9%)
Hernia repair1 (2.9%)
Transcrotal surgery7 (20.6%)
No biopsy, definitive surgery only1 (2.9%)

Biopsy/nononcological resection prior to surgery
Yes29 (85.3%)
No4 (11.8%)
Unknown1 (2.9%)