Intra-abdominal seminoma found incidentally during trauma workup in a man with bilateral cryptorchidism
Bilateral cryptorchidism is a rare occurrence and seminoma is the most common germ cell tumor found in undescended testes when they occur. We present the case of a patient with bilateral cryptorchidism who presented to our trauma center after a motor vehicle collision and was found incidentally to h...
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| description | Bilateral cryptorchidism is a rare occurrence and seminoma is the most common germ cell tumor found in undescended testes when they occur. We present the case of a patient with bilateral cryptorchidism who presented to our trauma center after a motor vehicle collision and was found incidentally to have a 17-cm intra-abdominal mass. The mass was subsequently biopsied and proven to be seminoma. The patient completed three cycles of bleomycin/etoposide/cisplatin chemotherapy and successfully underwent a postchemo retroperitoneal lymph node dissection with no viable residual tumor or positive lymph nodes found in the surgical specimen. He also had an orchiopexy of the contralateral testicle. The patient recovered fully and has been found to be recurrence-free four months postoperatively. We highlight the importance of cisplatin-based chemotherapy and extensive tumor resection as the mainstay of initial cancer control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4cfcf9f8a0664cc9b6d1a65b423fe0c12022-12-21T22:08:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsUrology Annals0974-77960974-78342015-01-017453453610.4103/0974-7796.162220Intra-abdominal seminoma found incidentally during trauma workup in a man with bilateral cryptorchidismDanielle VelezPhilip ZhaoTina MayerEric SingerBilateral cryptorchidism is a rare occurrence and seminoma is the most common germ cell tumor found in undescended testes when they occur. We present the case of a patient with bilateral cryptorchidism who presented to our trauma center after a motor vehicle collision and was found incidentally to have a 17-cm intra-abdominal mass. The mass was subsequently biopsied and proven to be seminoma. The patient completed three cycles of bleomycin/etoposide/cisplatin chemotherapy and successfully underwent a postchemo retroperitoneal lymph node dissection with no viable residual tumor or positive lymph nodes found in the surgical specimen. He also had an orchiopexy of the contralateral testicle. The patient recovered fully and has been found to be recurrence-free four months postoperatively. We highlight the importance of cisplatin-based chemotherapy and extensive tumor resection as the mainstay of initial cancer control.http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2015;volume=7;issue=4;spage=534;epage=536;aulast=VelezCryptorchidismincidental findingseminomatesticular cancertrauma |
| spellingShingle | Danielle Velez Philip Zhao Tina Mayer Eric Singer Intra-abdominal seminoma found incidentally during trauma workup in a man with bilateral cryptorchidism Urology Annals Cryptorchidism incidental finding seminoma testicular cancer trauma |
| title | Intra-abdominal seminoma found incidentally during trauma workup in a man with bilateral cryptorchidism |
| title_full | Intra-abdominal seminoma found incidentally during trauma workup in a man with bilateral cryptorchidism |
| title_fullStr | Intra-abdominal seminoma found incidentally during trauma workup in a man with bilateral cryptorchidism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intra-abdominal seminoma found incidentally during trauma workup in a man with bilateral cryptorchidism |
| title_short | Intra-abdominal seminoma found incidentally during trauma workup in a man with bilateral cryptorchidism |
| title_sort | intra abdominal seminoma found incidentally during trauma workup in a man with bilateral cryptorchidism |
| topic | Cryptorchidism incidental finding seminoma testicular cancer trauma |
| url | http://www.urologyannals.com/article.asp?issn=0974-7796;year=2015;volume=7;issue=4;spage=534;epage=536;aulast=Velez |
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