SAGE Open Medical Case Reports (Jan 2025)

Seminoma Diagnosed by Multicancer Detection Testing: A Case Report

  • Elizabeth A. Gilman,
  • Aditya K. Ghosh,
  • Sara Seegmiller,
  • Ivana T. Croghan,
  • Ryan T. Hurt

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X251316987
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13

Abstract

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A 67-year-old male with positive signals for neuroendocrine and head/neck cancer on a commercially available multicancer detection test underwent an extensive negative diagnostic workup at a local hospital. Referred to our medical center for advanced imaging and endoscopic procedures ultimately led to the diagnosis of an early-stage seminoma with eventual orchiectomy. This case highlights challenges in evaluating positive multicancer detection results, emphasizing the need for a broader understanding of how to interpret these testing results to fully evaluate complex cases, as well as the need for protocolized follow-up approaches to a positive multicancer detection test.