Retroperitoneal seminoma, a rare cause of testicular pain

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Jun 14:2018:bcr2017223736. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-223736.

Abstract

Extragonadal retroperitoneal seminomas are a rare cause of testicular pain in males. We report the case of a 46-year-old man, who presented with right-sided testicular pain, clinically mimicking testicular torsion. The patient underwent a scrotal exploration, which revealed normal testes. He went on to have a contrast-enhanced CT abdomen and pelvis, which revealed a 55 mm para-aortic mass, displacing the duodenum and inferior vena cava, with an adjacent 22 mm lymph node. Histological analysis revealed that it was a seminoma.

Keywords: general surgery; pathology; urological cancer; urological surgery; vascular surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain / etiology*
  • Rare Diseases
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Seminoma / metabolism
  • Seminoma / pathology*
  • Seminoma / surgery
  • Testicular Diseases / pathology
  • Testis / diagnostic imaging
  • Testis / pathology*
  • Testis / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography / methods