Clinical challenge: a case of testicular tumor disguised as a prenatal testicular torsion
Abstract Background Neonatal tumors account for a minority of prepubertal testicular tumors. Similarly, testicular torsion in the neonate within the intrauterine or postnatal period is a rare event with an estimated incidence of 6 per 100,000. Testicular salvage is almost never achieved in cases of...
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| author | Ioana Fugaru Joseph Moryousef Van-Hung Nguyen Mohamed El-Sherbiny |
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| description | Abstract Background Neonatal tumors account for a minority of prepubertal testicular tumors. Similarly, testicular torsion in the neonate within the intrauterine or postnatal period is a rare event with an estimated incidence of 6 per 100,000. Testicular salvage is almost never achieved in cases of prenatal testicular torsion and there is still no consensus on the ideal management. Case presentation A neonate with prenatal testicular torsion that underwent inguinal orchiectomy. On pathological examination, an uncharacterizable, multicystic, and well-delineated testicular tumor was identified. Although rare, testicular tumor presenting as neonatal testicular torsion should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an acute neonatal scrotum. Conclusions This case highlights that an inguinal approach for surgical exploration in prenatal testicular torsions may be preferred given the risk, albeit extremely low, of an underlying testicular tumour. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b24ef7dc827b4ad6a588e58fcd5533aa2023-01-15T12:18:32ZengSpringerOpenAnnals of Pediatric Surgery2090-53942023-01-011911410.1186/s43159-022-00236-6Clinical challenge: a case of testicular tumor disguised as a prenatal testicular torsionIoana Fugaru0Joseph Moryousef1Van-Hung Nguyen2Mohamed El-Sherbiny3Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, McGill UniversityFaculty of Medicine, McGill UniversityDepartment of Pathology, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University Health CentreDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Division of Pediatric Urology, Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health CentreAbstract Background Neonatal tumors account for a minority of prepubertal testicular tumors. Similarly, testicular torsion in the neonate within the intrauterine or postnatal period is a rare event with an estimated incidence of 6 per 100,000. Testicular salvage is almost never achieved in cases of prenatal testicular torsion and there is still no consensus on the ideal management. Case presentation A neonate with prenatal testicular torsion that underwent inguinal orchiectomy. On pathological examination, an uncharacterizable, multicystic, and well-delineated testicular tumor was identified. Although rare, testicular tumor presenting as neonatal testicular torsion should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an acute neonatal scrotum. Conclusions This case highlights that an inguinal approach for surgical exploration in prenatal testicular torsions may be preferred given the risk, albeit extremely low, of an underlying testicular tumour.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43159-022-00236-6 |
| spellingShingle | Ioana Fugaru Joseph Moryousef Van-Hung Nguyen Mohamed El-Sherbiny Clinical challenge: a case of testicular tumor disguised as a prenatal testicular torsion Annals of Pediatric Surgery |
| title | Clinical challenge: a case of testicular tumor disguised as a prenatal testicular torsion |
| title_full | Clinical challenge: a case of testicular tumor disguised as a prenatal testicular torsion |
| title_fullStr | Clinical challenge: a case of testicular tumor disguised as a prenatal testicular torsion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical challenge: a case of testicular tumor disguised as a prenatal testicular torsion |
| title_short | Clinical challenge: a case of testicular tumor disguised as a prenatal testicular torsion |
| title_sort | clinical challenge a case of testicular tumor disguised as a prenatal testicular torsion |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43159-022-00236-6 |
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