A rare case of bilateral sequential spermatocytic seminoma

World J Surg Oncol. 2013 Aug 6;11(1):175. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-11-175.

Abstract

Spermatocytic seminoma (SS) is a rare testicular neoplasm characterized by a palpable, painless, slowly enlarging mass in the testis. Even more rare is a synchronous bilateral presentation. Only eight cases of bilateral SS have been reported in the literature, of which three cases were present with synchronous testis enlargement, and five were sequential. Here, we report an additional case of synchronous bilateral SS and present a comprehensive relevant literature review concerning clinical features, histopathology, and treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / surgery
  • Review Literature as Topic
  • Seminoma / pathology*
  • Seminoma / surgery
  • Spermatocytes / pathology*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome