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Leiomyosarcoma of the scrotal wall is rare, and its clinical significance and prognosis have not been well defined, since the most reported cases have little or no follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We report a 45-year-old Caucasian man who was admitted with a firm, nontender, mobile scrotal wall mass from 15\u00a0months ago. Laboratory data including testicular tumor markers were within normal range, and transscrotal ultrasonography revealed an oval-shaped, hypoechogenic, solid mass with blood flow and well-defined border. Histopathologic examination and immunohistochemistry staining, following surgical excision, were in favor of malignant leiomyosarcoma.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Here we describe the morphological features and immunohistochemical presentations of the tumor and the patient\u2019s relatively long-term follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13256-021-03076-x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,20]],"date-time":"2021-09-20T23:04:48Z","timestamp":1632179088000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Scrotal wall leiomyosarcoma: a case report and review of the literature"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7071-5103","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zahra","family":"Erfani","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9061-7279","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aileen","family":"Azari-yam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7072-3149","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Seyed Reza","family":"Yahyazadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,21]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"3076_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"29","DOI":"10.4081\/cp.2012.e29","volume":"2","author":"J Moloney","year":"2012","unstructured":"Moloney J, Drumm J, Fanning DM. 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