Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine (Jun 2020)

Bilateral Synchronous Testis Tumors of Different Histology: A Case Report

  • Ghasem Rostami,
  • Hamid Shafi,
  • Mohammad Ranaee,
  • Samaneh Saeedfar,
  • Fatemeh Mahmodloo

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 4
pp. 446 – 449

Abstract

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Background: Bilateral synchronous testis germ cell tumors with different histopathology are not common. Case Presentation: Here, a case of 27-year-old male who is reported presented with bilateral testicular swellings. There was a high α-fetoprotein level with bilateral lesions on scrotal USG. Bilateral orchiectomy was performed. According to pathology report, there was a right testicular seminoma and left testicular mixed germ cell tumor composed of seminoma, yolk sac tumor and embryonal carcinoma. Conclusion: He received one cycle of chemotherapy with BEP regimens

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