Regressed testicular germ cell tumour in a post-pubertal male

Urol Case Rep. 2022 Jan 7:42:101997. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.101997. eCollection 2022 May.

Abstract

Testicular germ cell regression is a rare, generally metastatic phenomenon which describes the spontaneous, complete, or partial regression of a testicular germ cell tumour. As a result, studies have focused on defining specific histopathological criteria to establish if the resected testis is the primary source of the germ cell tumour. There are few publications which describe its presentation in the absence of distant metastases with elevated tumour markers and suspicious findings on testicular ultrasound. We present the clinical presentation and radiological features of a non-metastatic regressed testicular germ cell tumour following scrotal trauma in a post pubertal male.

Keywords: Burned-out tumour; GCNIS, germ cell neoplasia in-situ; GCT, Germ cell tumour(s); Germ cell tumour; Teratoma; Testicle; Tumour regression.

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  • Case Reports