Case Reports Surgical Pathology 2022 Exercise 3: Paratesticular Liposarcoma and Other Paratesticular Tumors

Authors

Tara J. Hajarat, MD

Patrick J. Bacaj, MD

Harold James Williams, MD

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine

Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia      

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·       recognize the classic clinical presentation of paratesticular tumors;

·       identify benign and malignant tumors arising in the paratesticular region;

·       describe different variants of liposarcoma, including microscopic description and immunohistochemical staining; and

·       explain the importance of specific molecular/cytogenetic studies in diagnosing different variants of liposarcoma, such as MDM2, CDK4, and FUS-DDIT3.