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Aggressive angiomyxoma of the epididymis

Mohammad Al-Omar¹, Kevin Kwan¹, Edward Tweedie², Patrick P. W. Luke¹

1 Division of Urology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
2 Department of Pathology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. Patrick P. W. Luke, London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus, 339 Windermere Road, London, Ontario N6A 5A5 Canada

Canadian Journal of Urology 2005, 12(4), 2772-2773.

Abstract

Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare locally invasive non-metastasizing soft tissue neoplasm that is most commonly located in the female pelvis and perineum. We report a case of aggressive angiomyxoma arising from the epididymis of a young male, which was treated by radical orchiectomy.

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