Testicular tumours in prepubertal children: About eight cases
| Autor: | Beji Chaouachi, R. Khemakhem, Said Jlidi, Sihem Barsaoui, Yosra Ben Ahmed, A. Charieg, Faten Fdhila, Faouzi Nouira, S. Ghorbel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male
endocrine system medicine.medical_specialty endocrine system diseases Adjuvant chemotherapy lcsh:Surgery Diagnosis Differential Benign teratoma Testicular Neoplasms Testis Medicine Humans Child Children yolk-sac tumour Retrospective Studies business.industry lcsh:RJ1-570 Endodermal Sinus Tumor Teratoma Infant lcsh:Pediatrics lcsh:RD1-811 Children Testis Tumour Teratoma yolk-sac tumour Epidermoid cyst Testicular teratoma medicine.disease Surgery Treatment Outcome Chemotherapy Adjuvant Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Unselected population Immature teratoma Testicular tumours Tumour business Orchiectomy |
| Zdroj: | African Journal of Paediatric Surgery; Vol 10, No 2 (2013); 176-179 African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 176-179 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 0974-5998 0189-6725 |
| Popis: | Background: To analyze the spectrum of testicular tumors in prepubertal children and the therapeutic resultants in an unselected population. Materials and Methods: Our hospital database was analyzed for testicular tumors from January 1995 to December 2010 concerning clinical presentation, treatment and therapeutic results. Results: Eight patients were operated on because of testicular tumors.In six cases (75%) the tumor was benign: benign teratoma (four cases), epidermoid cyst (one case) and immature teratoma (one case). Two patients (25%) had a malignant tumour: yolk-sac tumour (two cases). All this children underwent surgery. Radical inguinal orchidectomy was performed in six cases and conservative surgery was performed in two cases. One patient has received adjuvant chemotherapy. Followup was uneventfully three years after primary surgery.Conclusion: In prepubertal children, most testicular tumours are benign. If tumour markers were negative testis-preserving surgery can be proposed, complete excision of the tumour should be ascertained. In the case of testicular teratoma, the possibility of contralateral tumour should be considered in the follow-up.Key words: Children, Testis, Tumour, Teratoma,yolk-sac tumour |
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