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

Unusual finding after treatment for testicular cancer

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Unusual finding after treatment for testicular cancer

Daanesh Huned et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

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.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Coronal view demonstrating a 4.1 cm soft tissue mass in the pelvis within the small bowel mesentery.
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Transverse view demonstrating a 4.1 cm soft tissue mass in the pelvis within the small bowel mesentery.
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A solid, desmoplastic pale looking tumour noted on bi-valving the specimen.

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