[A Case of Intra-Abdominal Testicular Cancer Occurring from an Overlooked Intra-Abdominal Testis in Undescended Testicular Surgery]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2023 Mar;69(3):85-89. doi: 10.14989/ActaUrolJap_69_3_85.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Here, we report an adult case of intra-abdominal testicular cancer after surgical treatment of an undescended testis in infancy. A 36-year-old male patient was accidentally diagnosed with a tumor in the pelvic cavity by ultrasonographic examination. He had hematuria and the human chorionic gonadotropin beta subunit level was slightly elevated. T2-weighedmagnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-defined and highly intense mass. Since these findings suggested intra-abdominal testicular cancer, laparoscopic surgery was performed to remove the mass. Laparoscopy revealed an intra-abdominal tumor accompanied by a looping vas deferens entering the left inguinal canal. The distal part of the looping vas had already been removed from the external inguinal ring. The pathological findings revealed a pT1 seminoma. The patient has been recurrence-free for 12 months. The present case implies the importance of careful investigation and treatment for intra-abdominal testicular cancer, since intra-abdominal testis might have been overlooked at the time of surgery for undescended testis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Neoplasms* / complications
  • Abdominal Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Adult
  • Cryptorchidism* / complications
  • Cryptorchidism* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cryptorchidism* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Male
  • Testicular Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Testicular Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Testis / pathology

Supplementary concepts

  • Testicular Germ Cell Tumor