Malignant transformation in abdominal cryptorchid testis 40 years after treatment of seminoma confined to other testis

Mustafa Sofikerim; Deniz Demirci; Figen Oztürk; Atila Tatlisen

Malignant transformation in abdominal cryptorchid testis 40 years after treatment of seminoma confined to other testis

Can J Urol. 2007 Apr;14(2):3510-3.

Authors

Mustafa Sofikerim¹, Deniz Demirci, Figen Oztürk, Atila Tatlisen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.

PMID: 17466158

Abstract

This report describes an exceptionally rare case of a 64-year-old man with seminoma in abdominal cryptorchidism, leading to intestinal obstruction 40 years after curative treatment for seminoma of the other (descended) testis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cryptorchidism / complications*
Cryptorchidism / diagnosis
Humans
Intestinal Obstruction / etiology
Male
Middle Aged
Orchiectomy
Seminoma / complications*
Seminoma / surgery
Testicular Neoplasms / complications*
Testicular Neoplasms / surgery