TY - JOUR
T1 - Expression of Wilms tumor-1 protein and CD 138 in malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis
AU - Al-Salam, Suhail
AU - Hammad, Fayez T.
AU - Salman, Muwafak A.
AU - AlAshari, Mouied
PY - 2009/11/15
Y1 - 2009/11/15
N2 - Malignant mesothelioma (MM) of the tunica vaginalis is a very rare tumor which can be difficult to diagnose histologically. We report an 83-year-old patient with MM of tunica vaginalis of the left testis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of MM of the tunica vaginalis expressing Wilms tumor-1 protein, CD138, the expression of which could help in confirming the histopathological diagnosis and in targeting therapy.
AB - Malignant mesothelioma (MM) of the tunica vaginalis is a very rare tumor which can be difficult to diagnose histologically. We report an 83-year-old patient with MM of tunica vaginalis of the left testis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of MM of the tunica vaginalis expressing Wilms tumor-1 protein, CD138, the expression of which could help in confirming the histopathological diagnosis and in targeting therapy.
KW - CD138
KW - Malignant mesothelioma
KW - Testicular neoplasms
KW - Wilms tumor-1 protein
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U2 - 10.1016/j.prp.2009.01.012
DO - 10.1016/j.prp.2009.01.012
M3 - Article
C2 - 19250757
AN - SCOPUS:71749104084
SN - 0344-0338
VL - 205
SP - 797
EP - 800
JO - Pathology Research and Practice
JF - Pathology Research and Practice
IS - 11
ER -