Testis-Sparing Surgery for Non-Palpable Leydig Cell Tumors in Prepubertal Children
| Autor: | Chrysostomos Kepertis, Dimitrios Godosis, Ioannis Spyridakis, Kleanthis Anastasiadis, Elissavet Pazarli, Vasileios Mouravas, Vassilis Lambropoulos, Antonios Theodorakopoulos |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
endocrine system Testis sparing surgery Testicular pain Physical examination Case Report testis Pediatrics 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Lesion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine children Medicine medicine.diagnostic_test Leydig cell business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Magnetic resonance imaging Leydig cell tumor medicine.anatomical_structure Leydig Cell Tumor organ sparing surgery 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Radiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatric Reports |
| ISSN: | 2036-7503 2036-749X |
| Popis: | Leydig cell tumor (LCT) is an infrequent stromal neoplasm of the testis with an incidence of less than 3% of all gonadal tumors in the general male population. Only 25% is found in prepubertal children, where Leydig cell tumors are always reported benign. The hospital records of two prepubertal male children, who underwent organ sparing surgery for testicular LCT the last five years, were retrospectively reviewed. In both of them, the lesion was incidentally found during a scrotal ultrasonography for testicular pain. The diagnosis of a benign LCT was based on the pre-operative physical examination and imaging (Ultrasound-US, Magnetic Resonance Imaging-MRI) as well as the negative tumor markers. A testicle-sparing procedure was decided and the pathologic examination of the surgical specimen confirmed the diagnosis. No tumor recurrence was noted on follow-up. Testis-sparing surgery provides the possibility of complete excision of such lesions and should be considered as the treatment of choice. |
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