The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to report two cases of tumor of the spermatic cord, a lipoma and a spindle cell sarcoma, and, second, to attempt to arrive at an accurate count of the cases presented to the present time. REPORT OF CASES Case 1.— R. W. S., a white man aged 34, was first seen in September, 1935, complaining of a painful swelling above the left testicle. For approximately one year the patient had been aware of a small mass above the left testicle, which had not been associated in onset with any injury. The tumor had not increased in size from the time of its discovery until six to eight weeks before admission, when it seemed to increase rapidly. Pain and soreness in the left scrotum had been present for only three weeks before the patient sought medical advice. No discoloration of the overlying skin