Unusual finding after treatment for testicular cancer

BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jan 8;14(1):e233701. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233701.

Abstract

In the context of a post-treatment testicular germ cell tumour, an abdominal lesion found on surveillance CT studies led to a differential diagnosis, including recurrent germ cell tumour. We report the case of a 48-year-old man who was noted to have a new interval soft tissue lesion on a surveillance CT scan, 5 years after initial orchidectomy and chemotherapy. Excision of this lesion and histopathological review revealed an intra-abdominal desmoid.

Keywords: urological cancer; urological surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Abdominal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Fibromatosis, Aggressive / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fibromatosis, Aggressive / pathology*
  • Fibromatosis, Aggressive / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / therapy*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Supplementary concepts

  • Testicular Germ Cell Tumor