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Table 1 Summary features MMTVT cases (1943-2018)

From: Asbestos exposure and malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a systematic review and the experience of the Apulia (southern Italy) mesothelioma register

Year

Author (Reference)

N° Cases

Age Years

Asbestos Exposure (latency in years)

Follow Up Months

Side-Laterality

Histologic Subtype

Recurrence Months

Clinical Presentation Onset

1

1943

Evans [4]

2

66

NA

2

LEFT

NA

NA

MASS

    

53

NA

NA

LEFT

NA

NA

SMALL NODULE PAINLESS

2

1945

Robinson [28]

2

30

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

    

28

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3

1947

Patterson [29]

1

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

4

1949

Foote [30]

1

NA

NA

dead

NA

NA

metastasis

NA

5

1949

Fajers [5]

5

27

NA

NA

RIGHT

NA

NA

NA

    

35

NA

NA

LEFT

NA

NA

NA

    

50

NA

NA

LEFT

NA

NA

NA

    

45

NA

NA

RIGHT

NA

NA

NA

    

58

NA

Na

RIGHT

NA

NA

NA

6

1958

Reynolds [31]

1

45

NO

6 alive

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

NA

LARGE MASS HYDROCELE

7

1968

Kozlowski [32]

1

63

NA

NA

spermatic cord

biphasic

NA

MASS

8

1968

Abell [9]

2

78

NA

45 dead

NA

biphasic

metastasis

NA

    

70

NA

16 dead

NA

biphasic

metastasis

NA

9

1969

Kasdon [33]

2

58

NA

36 dead

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

12

HYDROCELE

    

72

NA

36 recurrence

RIGHT

papillary epithelioId

5

HYDROCELE

10

1969

Arlen [34]

1

40

NA

216

LEFT spermatic cord

NA

metastasis

MASS

11

1973

Johnson [35]

1

23

NA

3

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

3 alive

SWELLING AND MILD DISCOMFORT

12

1975

Fishelovitch [36]

1

60

NA

12 alive

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

NO

SWELLING, HYDROCELE

13

1976

Fligiel [37]

1

68

pipe insulator for 40 years (pleural plaque)

20 dead

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

NA

PAIN AND SWELLING

14

1976

Pugh [38]

2

NA

NO

48 alive

NA

papillary epithelioid

NO

HYDROCELE

    

NA

NO

84

NA

papillary epithelioid

84 recurrence

HYDROCELE

15

1976

Pizzolato [39]

1

57

Sugar raffinery worker

41 dead

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

12 recurrence

URETHRAL STRUCTURE, SECONDARY URINARY EXTRAVASION WITH URETHRITIS AND RECURRENT INGUINAL HERNIA

16

1977

Eimoto [40]

1

35

NO

2 dead

LEFT

fibrous

NA

SWELLING

17

1977

Tuttle [41]

1

37

NA

NA

RIGHT spermatic cord

fibrous

NA

MASS

18

1978

Sinha [42]

1

65

NA

24 alive

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

NA

SWELLING

19

1978

Jaffe [43]

1

77

NO

12 dead

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

Local recurrence

SWELLING

20

1981

Benisch [44]

1

64

NO

8

SCROTUM NA

fibrous

NO

MASS

21

1981

Kossow [14]

1

50

NA

24 NED

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

NO

MASS

22

1981

Blitzer [45]

1

74

NA

30

LEFT spermatic cord

NA

NO

PAINLESS, MASS

23

1982

Japko [46]

1

30

Insulator for 8 years

6 NED

RIGHT

Biphasic

NO

SWELLING

24

1982

Chen [47]

1

64

NA

30 dead

RIGHT

Biphasic

24 recurrence

SWELLING

25

1982

Hollands [48]

1

63

NA

24

RIGHT TESTIS

Biphasic

12 recurrence

HYDROCELE, SWELLING

26

1982

Slaysman [49]

1

20

NA Maffucci Syndrome

NA

bilateral

papillary epithelioid

Recurrence bilateral

SWELLING

27

1983

Zidar [50]

1

63

NA

32

NA

papillary epithelioid

NA

NA

28

1983

Mc Donald [51]

2

21

NA

24

RIGHT HEMI-SCROTUM bilateral

papillary epithelioid

24 recurrence

PAINFUL GRADUAL ENLARGMENT

    

29

NA

20 NED

RIGHT HEMI-SCROTUM

papillary epithelioid

NO 20

PAINFUL GRADUAL ENLARGMENT

29

1983

Van Der Rhee [52]

1

86

NO

36 dead

LEFT HEMI-SCROTUM

papillary epithelioid

12 recurrence

HAEMATOSCROTUM

30

1984

Antman [53]

6

58

pipefitter

60

LEFT INGUINAL

papillary solid polypoid tissue

60 metastasis

HYDROCELE, INGUINAL HERNIA

    

73

shipyard plumber for 25 years

33 dead

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

12 metastasis

HYDROCELE

    

23

NA

180

LEFT

NA

180 metastasis

SLOWLY ENLARGEMENT

    

63

machinist for 20 years

48 dead

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

4 metastasis

MASS

    

52

NO

24 dead

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

14 metastasis

MASS

    

43

construction worker for 16 years

48 NED

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

NO

EPIDIDIMITE

31

1984

Yamanishi [54]

1

34

NA

6

RIGHT

biphasic

NO

MASS

32

1984

Khan [55]

1

42

NO

9 dead

RIGHT epididymis

biphasic

6 metastasis

PAINFULL, SWELLING

33

1985

Vakalikos [56]

1

26

NA

12 NED

RIGHT

papillary pseudotu-bular

NO 12

SWELLING INGUINAL

34

1985

Ehya [57]

1

63

NA

52

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

50 metastasis

HYDROCELE

35

1986

Karunaharan [58]

1

40

plastic fenolica worker for 20 years

14 dead

RIGHT

glandular structure papillary epithelioid

9 metastasis 12 local recurrence

IRREGULAR MASS

36

1986

Petersen [59]

1

51

NA

30

NA

NA

30 alive recurrence

NA

37

1987

Cartwright [60]

1

49

NA

4

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

24 metastasis

HYDROCELE

38

1987

Fitzmaurice [61]

1

72

NA

18 NED

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

NO 18

SWELLING

39

1988

Linn [62]

1

20

NA

NA

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

NA

PAIN, SWELLING

40

1988

Prescott [63]

1

61

Pleural plaques

21 dead

LEFT

Biphasic papillary, pseudo-glandular

component

8

Local recurrence metastasis

HYDROCELE

41

1988

Velasco [64]

1

14

NA

24

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

NO 24

ABDOMINAL MASS

42

1989

Tyagi [65]

1

79

Shipyard worker

24 dead

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

metastasis

SWELLING

43

1989

Grove [27]

 

66

Carpenter for 10 years

42

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

24 metastasis

42 alive local recurrence

SWELLING

HYDROCELE

    

79

NO

60 dead

RIGHT

epithelial papillary

60 Prostatic metastasis

MASS

    

58

NO

108 NED

LEFT

Tubule papillary

108 NED

HYDROCELE

44

1990

Kamiya [66]

1

32

NO

5

LEFT

papillary

NO 5

ELASTIC AND INDOLENT TUMOR

45

1990

Smith [67]

1

57

NO

alive

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

48 Local recurrence metastasis

SWELLING

46

1990

Carp [23]

1

54

NO

64 dead

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

38 Local recurrence metastasis

MASS

47

1991

Kuwabara [68]

1

60

NO

65 dead

RIGHT

Biphasic

60 metastasis

SWELLING

48

1992

Pfister [69]

1

7

NA

16

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

NO 16

SWELLING

49

1992

Adler [70]

1

62

occupational

12

RIGHT

NA

NO 12

PAINFUL ENLARGEMENT

50

1992

Serio(7 [71]

1

69

railway cleaner for 10 years

10

LEFT

tubulo-papillary

NO 10

SWELLING

51

1992

Noble [72]

1

62

NA

NA

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

NA

SWELLING, HYDROCELE

52

1992

Fields [73]

1

91

Steel industry worker indirect exposure

NA

NA

Biphasic

NA

SWELLING

53

1994

Moch [74]

1

80

NO

25 NED

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

NO

PAINLESS SWELLING

54

1994

Saw [75]

1

63

Occupational for 7 years [20]

6

LEFT

Biphasic

NO 6

HYDROCELE

55

1994

Reynard [76]

1

76

NA

NA

RIGHT

tubulo-glandular

1 recurrence

PAINLESS SWELLING

56

1994

Wenger [77]

1

25

NA

NA

RIGHT

NA

NA

PAINFUL MASS

57

1994

Watanabe [78]

1

67

Insulator for 17 years asbestosis

10 dead

LEFT

biphasic

multifocal

NA

58

1995

Amin [79]

1

59

NO

189

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

NO 188

PAINLESS SWELLING

59

1995

Magoha [80]

1

NA

NA

NA

NA

fibrous

NA

NA

60

1995

Huncharek

[81]

1

45

insulator Electrical power plant

144

RIGHT

epithelial

NO

PAINLESS MASS

61

1995

Umekawa [82]

1

67

NO

8 dead

RIGHT

epithelial

6 metastasis

SWELLING

62

1995

Eden [83]

2

62

NO

6

LEFT

NA

NO 6

HYDROCELE

    

76

Chemist for 10 years

27 alive

LEFT

epithelial

6 recurrence

HYDROCELE

63

1995

Joseph [84]

1

26

NA

NA

LEFT

NA

NA

TWO PINK TO-PURPLE NODULES

64

1995

Lopez [85]

1

47

NA

36

NA

papillary epithelioid

NO 36

HYDROCELE

65

1995

Jones [86]

11

75

NA

Lost follow up

NA

epithelial

NA

HYDROCELE

    

12

NA

12 ned

NA

epithelial

NO 12

HYDROCELE

    

39

NO

3

NA

epithelial

NA

PARATESTICULAR MASS

    

50

NO

24

NA

epithelial

24 local recurrence

HYDROCELE

    

41

NO

3

NA

biphasic

NA

PARATESTICULAR MASS

    

65

NA

180

NA

biphasic

180 metastasis

PARATESTICULAR MASS

    

76

pipe fitter for 10 years

48 dead

NA

biphasic

NA

HYDROCELE

    

58

NA

36 dead

NA

biphasic

NA

HYDROCELE

    

67

NO

3

NA

biphasic

NA

PARATESTICULAR MASS

    

70

NA

48 dead

NA

epithelial

NA

HYDROCELE

    

42

NA

24

NA

epithelial

Alive with disease

HYDROCELE

66

1996

Ahmed [87]

1

80

dock worker for 10 years

24 dead

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

3 local recurrence

HYDROCELE

67

1996

Ascoli [88]

1

55

Insulator

6

RIGHT

biphasic

NA

SWELLING

68

1996

Mathew [89]

2

70

NA

3 dead

LEFT

NA

spinal metastasis

SWELLING

    

58

NA

2 dead

RIGHT

NA

spinal metastasis

ENLARGMENT

69

1997

Berti [90]

1

75

NO

15

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

NO 15

HYDROCELE

70

1997

Agapitos [91]

2

60

NA

20

LEFT

biphasic

NA

SWELLING

    

84

NA

10

LEFT

biphasic

NO 10

HYDROCELE

71

1997

Khan [92]

1

6

NA

24

BILATERAL

papillary epithelioid

NO 24

HYDROCELE

72

1998

Gupta SC [93]

1

36

NO

10

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

1,5 metastasis

HYDROCELE

73

1998

Lee [94]

2

45

NA

4

RIGHT

NA

4 metastasis

HYDROCELE

    

66

NA

6

LEFT

papillary epithelioid

NO 6

HYDROCELE

74

1998

Plas [95]

1

14

NO

12

RIGHT

papillary epithelioid

NO 12

ENLARGEMENT

75

1999

Kanazawa [96]

1

38

maintenance air conditioning system for 20 years

156

BILATERAL

epithelial

36 local recurrence

INGUINAL HERNIA

76

1999

Harmse [97]

1

70

NO

120

RIGHT

epithelial

NA

MASS

77

1999

Gupta NP [98]

2

69

NA

18 dead

RIGHT

biphasic

metastasis

SWELLING

    

51

NA

5 dead

LEFT

biphasic

metastasis

ENLARGEMENT

78

2000

Fujisaki [99]

1

32

NO

36

RIGHT

epithelial

NO 36

SWELLING

79

2000

Poggi [100]

1

47

NA

8

RIGHT

epithelial

NA

PARATESTICULAR MASS

80

2000

Attanoos [13]

3

71

dockyard crane driver for 20 years (ASBESTOS BODIES)

NA

RIGHT

biphasic

NA

HYDROCELE

    

77

NO

50

LEFT

epithelial

NA

MASS

    

33

NO

37

LEFT

epithelial

NA

MASS

81

2000

Ferri [101]

1

64

NA

36

NA

epithelial

NA

OSTRUZIONE CERVICO-URETRALE

82

2001

Wolanske

[102]

1

71

NO

3

RIGHT

NA

NO 3

NODLE

83

2001

Sebbag [103]

2

34

NO

62 alive

LEFT

epithelial

NO 6O

INGUINAL MASS

    

19

NO

24 dead

LEFT

epithelial

11 recurrence

SCROTAL MASS

84

2001

Gurdal [104]

1

67

NO

30

RIGHT

epithelial

24 recurrence

HYDROCELE RECIDIVANTE

85

2002

Abe [105]

1

81

NO

12 dead

LEFT

epithelial

7 metastasis

HYDROCELE

86

2002

Bruno [106]

1

85

NO

NA

RIGHT HEMI-SCROTUM

epithelial

NA

SWELLING

87

2002

Iczkowski

[107]

1

71

NO

26 dead

LEFT HEMI-SCROTUM

epithelial

19 liver metastasis

PAINFULL SWELLING

88

2003

Black [108]

1

67

NA

36 dead

RIGHT

epithelial

3 recurrence

HYDROCELE

89

2003

Garcia de Jalon [109]

1

78

carpenter

3

RIGHT

tubulo-papillary

3 metastasis

INCREASE IN THE VOLUME THE TESTIS

90

2004

Pelzer [110]

1

21

NO

24

BILATERAL

epithelial

NA

RECURRENT PAIN

91

2004

Sawada [111]

1

48

NO

72

RIGHT

biphasic

NO 72

SWELLING

92

2004

Mishra [112]

1

75

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

93

2004

Shimada [113]

1

64

NO

18

RIGHT

biphasic80% sarco-matoid

NO

SWELLING

94

2005

Wang [114]

1

81

NO

NA

RIGHT

tubulo-papillary

NA

SCROTAL MASS

95

2005

Gorini [115]

2

67

maintenance of locomotives for 30 years [42]

24

LEFT

epithelial

NO 24

MASS

    

80

maintenance of tractors for 6 years [67]

24

RIGHT

biphasic

NA

SWELLING

96

2005

Spiess [116] (no individual data)

5

57-83

4

5-68 (4 dead 1 disease free survival 68)

NA

NA

Metastasis in 4 cases

NA

97

2006

Van Apeldoorn

[117]

1

83

NO but with pleural thickening at CT

1 dead

RIGHT

epithelial

liver metastasis

SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT

Chyluria

98

2006

Schure [118]

3

45

NO

48

LEFT

NA

NO 48

SWELLING

    

35

NO

4 dead

LEFT

NA

2 metastasis

MASS INGUINO-SCROTAL

    

26

NO

18

LEFT

NA

NO 18

INGUINAL MASS

99

2006

Winstanley

[119]

18

54

NO

12 dead

RIGHT

NA

NA

FOLLOWING A FALL

    

56

Dockyard worker

60

NA

NA

60 metastasis

SOVRAPUBIC MASS

    

59

NO

24 dead

LEFT

NA

NA

RECURRENT HYDROCELE

    

52

NO

48

LEFT

NA

NO 48

RECURRENT HYDROCELE

    

49

NA

24

NA

NA

NO 24

HYDROCELE

    

79

NA

1

LEFT

NA

NO 1

HYDROCELE

    

70

NA

12 dead

RIGHT

NA

NA

BLOOD STAINED HYDROCELE

    

62

NA

24 dead

LEFT

NA

NO

RECURRENT HYDROCELE

    

45

NA

6

LEFT

NA

NO 6

SWELLING TESTICULAR

    

65

NA

60

RIGHT

NA

NO 60

HYDROCELE

    

75

NO

36

LEFT

NA

NA

HYDROCELE

    

73

NO

12 dead

LEFT

NA

12 metastasis

TESTICULAR SWELLING

    

45

NA

72

NA

NA

NO 72

NA

    

58

NO

36

LEFT

NA

NO 36

HYDROCELE HISTORY E YEARS

    

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

    

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

    

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

    

NA

NO

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

100

2007

Al Qahtani [120]

1

39

NA

84

LEFT

NA

NO 84

HYDROCELE

101

2007

Liguori [121]

1

68

NA

70

LEFT

epithelial

24 recurrence

INGUINAL MASS

102

2007

Guney [122]

1

45

NO

3

RIGHT

papillary

NO 3

TESTICULAR MASS

103

2008

Boyum [123]

1

60

NO

23

LEFT

biphasic

NA

SCROTAL SWELLING

RECURRENT EPIDIDYMITIS

104

2008

Candura [124]

1

38

petrochemical worker for 16 years

15

RIGHT

epithelial

NO 15

HYDROCELE

105

2008

Mathur [125]

2

65

Farmer

NA

LEFT

papillary

NA

SWELLING

    

60

NA

NA

RIGHT

epithelial

NA

SWELLING

106

2008

Ikegami [126]

1

67

Painting worker

26 dead

RIGHT

epithelial

24 liver metastasis

PAINLESS SWELLING

107

2008

Barui [127]

1

42

NO

NA

RIGHT

tubulo-papillary

NA

SCROTAL MASS

108

2008

Goel [128]

1

65

Farmer

72

LEFT

epithelial

NA

PAINLESS SWELLING

109

2009

Al Salam [129]

1

83

NO

NA

LEFT

epithelial

NA

SCROTAL SWELLING

110

2009

Baccheta [130]

1

63

NO

30 dead

RIGHT

epithelial

NA

NA

111

2009

Chen [131]

1

67

Occupational [40]

7

RIGHT

biphasic

NO 7

RIGHT HYDROCELE AND LONG-STANDING BILATERAL HYDROCELE

112

2009

De Lima [132]

1

15

NO

12

RIGHT

epithelial

 

PAINLESS INCREASE IN SCROTUM VOLUME

113

2010

Brimo MUMP

[11]

8

43

NA

108 alive

NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

108 NED

HYDROCELE

    

49

NA

24 alive

NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

24 NED

HYDROCELE

    

73

NA

8 alive

NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

8 NED

HYDROCELE

    

34

NA

36 alive

NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

36 NED

SCROTAL MASS

    

61

NA

60 dead

NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

18 NED

HYDROCELE

    

53

NA

564 dead

NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

564

HYDROCELE

    

57

NA

NA

NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

NA

HYDROCELE

    

50

NA

NA

NA

papillary

tubulo

papillary

NA

HYDROCELE

114

2010

Aggarwal

[133]

1

75

NA

76 dead

LEFT

NA

30 recurrence

SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT

115

2010

Bisceglia [134]

1

74

NO

101

RIGHT

tubulo-papillary

24 recurrence

TESTICULAR PAIN

116

2010

Klaassen [135]

1

37

NO

6

LEFT

papillary epitheliode

6 NO

MASS

117

2011

Trpkov [12]MUMP

1

57

NO

72 NED

NA

papillary epitheliode

NO

HYDROCELE

118

2011

Gupta R [136]

1

80

NA

NA

RIGHT

tubulo-

papillary

NA

SWELLING OF 3 YEARS DURATION

119

2011

Park [137]

1

65

Foundry worker for 4 years

6 dead

LEFT

papillary

3 recurrence

PALPABLE MASS

120

2011

Grey Venyo [138]

1

69

NO

NA

LEFT

epithelial

2 recurrence

SWELLING

121

2011

Bass [139]

1

64

worked on a naval vessel

44 alive

LEFT

papillary

20 recurrence

SCROTAL SWELLING

122

2012

Ahmed [140]

1

78

NO

6

RIGHT

epithelioid

NO 6

PAINFUL SWELLING

123

2012

Whan Doo [141]

1

36

NO

1

RIGHT

NA

NO 1

PAINLESS SWELLING

124

2012

Abdelrahman

[142]

1

54

Farmer

NA

RIGHT

biphasic

NA

SWELLING

125

2012

Esen [143]

1

38

NO

26

LEFT

epitheloid

NO 26

PAIN AND SWELLING

126

2012

Bo Hai [144]

6

26

NO

24

LEFT spermatic cord

epithelial

NO 24

SPERMATIC CORD MASS

    

67

NO

24

LEFT

epithelial

Local recurrence

SCROTAL MASS, BILATERAL HYDROCELE

    

57

NO

24

RIGHT

spermatic

cord

epithelial

Local recurrence

MASS

    

46

YES

24 dead

LEFT

epithelial

DOD

ACUTE APPENDIX, TESTIS PAIN

    

78

NO

24

LEFT

epithelial

Local recurrence

SCROTAL MASS, BILATERAL HYDROCELE

    

76

YES

24 dead

LEFT

epithelial

DOD

SCROTAL MASS

127

2012

Priester [145]

1

71

NA

24 dead

RIGHT

epithelial

17 recurrence

HYDROCELE

128

2012

Heng Yen [146]

1

53

NO

36

LEFT

tubulopapillary

NO 36

RECURRENT EPIDIDYMITIS, HYDROCELE

129

2012

Mrinakova [147]

1

20

environmental

41

LEFT TESTIS

papillary

NO 41

PAINLESS HYDROCELE

130

2012

Mensi [148]

13

72

NA

8

RIGHT

epithelial

NA

HYDROCELE AND ENLARGEMENT

    

73

Familial for 4 years

44

LEFT

biphasic

NA

HYDROCELE

    

76

Occupational maintenace worker for 32 years

9

LEFT

epithelial

NA

SCROTAL HERNIA

    

80

Household for 11 years

18

RIGHT

biphasic

NA

HYDROCELE

    

60

NA

15

RIGHT

epithelial

NA

INGUINAL-SCROTAL HERNIA

    

82

Occupational spinner for 32 years

25

LEFT

sarcomatous

NA

TESTICULAR MASS

    

38

Occupational maintenace worker for 16 years

33

RIGHT

epithelial

NA

TESTICULAR PAIN AND SPERMATIC CORD TORSION

    

69

NA

52

LEFT

desmoplastic

NA

HYDROCELE

    

85

NA

14

LEFT

poorly differentation

NA

HYDROCELE

    

69

NA

39

LEFT

sarcomatous

NA

TESTICULAR MASS

    

76

Occupatonal textile worker for 11 years

42

RIGHT

epithelial

NA

HYDROCELE

    

77

Occupational bricklayer for 24 years

8

LEFT

epithelial

NA

HYDROCELE

    

74

Occupatonal bricklayer for 28 years

6

LEFT

epithelial

NA

TESTICULAR MASS, HYDROCELE

131

2012

Vijayan [149]

1

89

Familial (son asbestosis)

3 dead

LEFT

papillary

1 recurrence

SWELLING

132

2012

Shelton [150]

1

NA

NA

NA

NA

tubulo papillary

NA

NA

133

2012

Gemba no individual data [151]

5

na

3 /5 (construction, shipbuilding, steel production)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

134

2013

Busto Martin

[152]

1

61

NO

120

RIGHT

biphasic

NO 120

INCREASE OF RIGHT SCROTUM SIZE WITH PAIN

135

2013

Gkentzis [153]

1

55

NA

NA

LEFT

epitheliod

24 recurrence

MASS PALPABLE

136

2013

Weng [154]

1

28

NO

12

LEFT

tubulo

papillary

NO 12

SCROTAL TENDERNESS AND SWELLING

137

2013

Meng [155]

1

45

NO

6 alive NED

LEFT

epitheliod

NO

MASS

138

2013

Rajan [156]

1

18

NA

14 dead

LEFT

papillary,multycistic

10 metastasis

SCROTAL PAIN AND SWELLLING

139

2013

MeisenKothen [157]

9

60

Occupational asbestos cement pipe and domestic for 10 years [53]

15 dead

RIGHT

NA

15 recurrence

NA

    

70

Familial domestic occupational mechanic for 30 years [64]

46 alive

RIGHT

epithelioid

NO 46

NA

    

59

Domestic occupational US navy railroad [48]

71 alive

RIGHT

epithelioid

NO 71

MASS

    

44

Occupational mining worker for 24 years [26]

14 dead

RIGHT

Spermatic cord

epithelioid

14 DOD

NA

    

74

occupational shipping industry for 30 years [58]

54 dead

RIGHT

biphasic

24 recurrence

INGUINAL MASS

    

63

Occupational automobile manufacturing for 8 years [48]

1 dead

RIGHT

ephitelioid

1 metastasis

NA

    

51

Hobby and occupational asbestos cement pipe for 7 years [41]

54 alive

LEFT

epithelioid

NO 54

HYDROCELE

    

51

Occupational petrochemical plant worker and hobby for [31]

43 alive

RIGHT

NA

NO 43

NA

    

65

Occupational mechanic and hobby for 23 years [49]

39

LEFT

epithelioid

NO 39

NA

140

2014

Lin Nei Hsu [158]

1

76

50 years house environmental residential

8

RIGHT

biphasic

NO

SWELLING

141

2014

Gomes da Fonseca [159]

1

62

NO

5 dead

LEFT

epithelioid

3 metastasis

ENLARGEMENT

142

2014

Stradella [160]

1

51

Possible occupational

NA

RIGHT

biphasic

NA

HYDROCELE

143

2014

Yang [161]

1

68

Farmer

6

RIGHT

epithelioid

NO

PAINFUL

144

2015

Akin [162]

1

49

NO

48

LEFT

papillary

NA

TESTICULAR MASS

145

2015

Bandyopadhyay [163]

1

40

Farmer

NA

NA

papillary

NA

SCROTAL SWELLING

146

2015

Jankovichova

[164]

1

67

Environmental residential roof eternit and occupational lorry driver construction material

44

LEFT

epithelioid

14 local recurrence

HYDROCELE

147

2015

Silverio [165]

1

82

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

148

2015

D’Antonio [166]

1

80

Occupational railway workers

12

RIGHT spermatic cord

tubulo-

papillarymm

NO 12

PAINLESS MASS

149

2015

Segura [167] Gonzales

1

58

NO

6

LEFT

epithelioid

NO 6

SWELLING

150

2015

Alesawi [168]

1

69

NO

12

RIGHT

tubulo-

papillary

NO 12

HYDROCELE

151

2016

Hispan [169]

1

93

Occupational aluminum factory for 40 years

NA

LEFT

tubulo-

papillary

NA cutaneous metastasis

MUTIPLE NODULES

152

2016

Mrinakova

[170]

2

67

Occupational environmental

62

LEFT

tubulo-

papillary

24 recurrence

HYDROCELE

    

20

environmental

91

LEFT

epithelioid

NO 91

HYDROCELE

153

2016

Ahmed [171]

1

45

Occupaional truck driver

NA

spermatic cord

biphasic

NA

SWELLING

154

2016

Andresen

[172]

1

60

Occupational

27

RIGHT

NA

24 recurrence

SWELLING

hydrocele

155

2016

Serio [173]

2

77

Occupational machines ship

44 dead

LEFT

epithelioid

26 recurrence

SWELLING

    

82

NO

63 dead

LEFT

epithelioid

53 recurrence

hydrocele

156

2016

Bertolotto

[174]

7

64

NA

NA

RIGHT

epithelioid

NA

SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT

    

60

NA

66

LEFT

epithelioid

NO 66

MASS

    

65

NA

132 dead

LEFT

epithelioid

NA

SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT

    

70

NA

24 dead

RIGHT

epithelioid

NA

SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT

    

82

NA

6

RIGHT

epithelioid

NO 6

PALPABLE MASS

    

63

NA

NA

BILATERAL

NA

NA

SCROTAL ENLARGEMENT

    

75

NA

NA

RIGHT

NA

NA

PALPABLE MASS

157

2017

Zhang [175]

1

50

NA

24

LEFT

biphasic

NO 24

PAINLESS ENLARGEMENT

158

2017

Arda [176]

1

84

NA

NA

LEFT

epithelioid

NO

SCROTAL SWELLING

159

2017

Recabal [177]

No individual data

15

39-66

2/15

42 median

NA

papillary

NA

NA

160

2017

Shaikh [178]

1

65

NO

24

BILATERAL

biphasic

NO 24

BILATERAL PAINLESS SCROTAL SWELLING

161

2017

An [179]

7

74

NO

NA

NA

biphasic

NA

HYDROCELE

    

67

YES

47

NA

biphasic

NO 47

SCROTAL MASS

    

58

NO

65

NA

epithelioid

NO 65

SPERMATOCELE

    

43

NO

14

NA

epithelioid

14 recurrence

SCROTAL MASS

    

47

NO

155

NA

NA

NO 155

HYDROCELE

    

85

YES

19

NA

epithelioid

NO 19

HYDROCELE

    

71

NO

15

NA

NA

NO 15

HYDROCELE

162

2017

Maheshwari

[180]

1

20

NO

16 dead

LEFT

NA

NA

SCROTAL SWELLING

163

2018

Abello [181]

1

80

NO

26

RIGHT

biphasic

24 recurrence

PAINLESS TESTICULAR MASS

164

2018

Trenti [182]

1

40

NO

72 NED

LEFT

tubulo-

papillary epithelioid

72 NED

HYDROCELE

165

2018

Zhang [183]

1

65

NO

72 alive

LEFT

NA

72 metastasis

HYDROCELE BILATERAL

 

2018

Current cases

4

75

Occupational foundry worker for 4 years [46]

141 alive

LEFT

tubulo-

papillary epithelioid

No

MASS HYDROCELE

    

77

Occupational asbestos cement worker for 23 years

asbestosis pleural plaques [45]

2 dead

LEFT

tubulo-

papillary epithelioid

2 metastasis

MASS

    

78

Occupational ship machinist ship then reclaimed for 3 years [58]

40 dead

LEFT

tubulo-

papillary epithelioid

cardiopath

MASS

    

63

Occupational mason cutting plates eternit trucker for 14 years [41]

3 alive

LEFT

tubulo-

papillary epithelioid

Recent case 3 months alive

MASS HYDROCELE

  1. LEGEND: NA not available, NED no evidence of disease, DOD dead of disease, CT computer tomography, MUMP mesothelioma uncertain malignant potential