Synchronous bilateral testicular germ cell tumour: case report and review of the literature

Klin Onkol. 2013;26(4):281-5. doi: 10.14735/amko2013281.

Abstract

We report a case of a 30 years old male affected by synchronous bilateral germ cell tumor with a history of unilateral cryptorchidism; the patient underwent surgical treatment followed by adjuvant radiotherapy on paraaortic and iliac lymphnodes. Patients with synchronous tumors usually present with a higher stage disease in contrast to those with unilateral testicular carcinoma, yet the prognosis remains equally favorable.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Cryptorchidism / radiotherapy
  • Cryptorchidism / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / radiotherapy
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / surgery*
  • Prognosis
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Testicular Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Testicular Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome

Supplementary concepts

  • Testicular Germ Cell Tumor