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. 2014 Sep;8(9-10):E749-51.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.2194.

Seminoma presented as testicular rupture: Case report and literature review

Rahul Lunawat  1 , Marius Craciun  1 , Savvas Omorphos  1 , Philip M T Weston  1 , Shekhar C Biyani  1
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Seminoma presented as testicular rupture: Case report and literature review

Rahul Lunawat et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

Rupture of the testis as a result of blunt trauma is rarely seen in daily urological practice. We report an unusual case of incidental seminoma diagnosed after surgical exploration and subsequent orchidectomy of a severed testis following testicular injury as a result of trivial blunt trauma. This case highlights the inability of investigative tools, such as a scrotal ultrasound, in distinguishing an underlying tumour in the presence of testicular parenchymal damage. We therefore advocate a high index of clinical suspicion for co-existing pathology in cases of testicular rupture secondary to an insignificant blunt trauma to the scrotum.

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Ultrasound finding of breach in tunica albuginea.
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