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Case of testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumor cancer soft tissue seeding after inguinal orchiectomy

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: A 29-year-old patient presented to his primary care provider complaining of a painful right inguinal swelling. He was referred for inguinal hernia repair, but during surgery, an enlarged necrotic-appearing testicle was observed and removed. Pathology demonstrated a mixed non-seminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT) with evidence of tumor violation. After receiving BEPx3 for elevated post-operative AFP his tumor markers normalized. On surveillance, he was found to have several palpable masses around his inguinal incision. On soft tissue excision he was found to have residual teratoma within his soft tissues. We review the literature on germ cell tumor seeding and atypical recurrences.

Source: Urology Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102120

Authors: Jeffrey Vehawn, Mouneeb Choudry, Jonathon Mahlow, Jayant Agarwal, Christopher Dechet, Alejandro Sanchez

Institutions: University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute

Language: English

Topic: Testicular diseases and treatments

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $820