Testicular seminoma presenting as a large conglomerate mass in abdomen

Abstract

Testicular seminoma commonly occurs in young men aged between 15 and 45 years old. Those with testicular cancer may present with a lump or swelling in the testicle. If treated and managed early, patients can expect a greater than 95% success rate. However, advanced stages of testicular seminoma can lead to eventual metastasis. We present a 45-year-old male patient with a prior history of testicular seminoma who was admitted to the emergency department with abdominal distension and acute abdominal pain. The CT identified a rather sizable abdominal mass and the biopsy confirmed metastatic testicular seminoma. Lymphoma was considered as the other differential diagnosis. Abdominal metastasis is rare in patients with testicular seminoma and usually leads to a poor survival outcome. Our patient did not attend follow-up appointments postorchidectomy, likely resulting in abdominal metastasis of testicular seminoma. This demonstrates the importance of ongoing surveillance of seminoma patients, and the challenges associated with differentiating large abdominal conglomerate mass in the CT scan. This patient is currently on active chemotherapy with bleomycin, cisplatin, and etoposide.

Keywords

• Metastatic testicular seminoma
• Abdominal pain
• Abdominal distention
• Neoplasm
• Abdominal acute