| Autor: |
Kontos Stylianos, Doumanis Grigorios, Karagianni Maria, Politis Vasilios, Simaioforidis Vasileios, Kachrilas Stefanos, Koritsiadis Sotirios |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2009 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 3, Iss 1, p 8705 (2009) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1752-1947 |
| DOI: |
10.4076/1752-1947-3-8705 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Introduction A burned-out seminoma of the testis is an exceptionally rare clinical entity, with few reports found in the literature. Case presentation A case of burned-out tumor of the testis in a 31-year-old man is reported. The tumor presented as a retroperitoneal mass with histological characteristic of a seminoma. The testes on clinical examination were normal, and a suspicious lesion in the scrotum was only identified after ultrasound. Incision of the abdominal mass was decided, followed by orchectomy. Histological examination of the testis revealed a suspicious lesion with characteristics of spontaneous regression of germ cell tumors. Conclusion We describe one of very few cases worldwide, where spontaneous regression of a primary testicular tumor occurred after demonstration of retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis, a phenomenon known as burned-out seminoma, which is hard to recognize and incompletely characterized by physicians. |
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