C Cristián Palma1, B Cristóbal, R Maccioni. 1. Servicio de Urología del Hospital Clinico Universidad de Chile y Hospital San José, Santiago, Chile. palmaceppi@hotmail.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To present a new case of an Intra-abdominal Testicular Seminoma in an adult. METHODS/ RESULTS: We report a 30 year old patient with cryptochidism, that after consulting to the emergency service due to abdominal pain, was diagnosed an Intra-abdominal Testicular Seminoma. DISCUSSION: The incidence of testicular cancer in cryptorchidic testis is 3 to 48 times higher than in general population. The existence of maldescended testis in adult population is rare in developed countries, due to the normal practice of elective orchidopexia in children under 2 years old and orchiectomy in maldecended testis in postpuberal pacients. In spite these measures of prevention, there are still isolated cases of Intra-abdominal testicular tumors in adults.
OBJECTIVE: To present a new case of an Intra-abdominal Testicular Seminoma in an adult. METHODS/ RESULTS: We report a 30 year old patient with cryptochidism, that after consulting to the emergency service due to abdominal pain, was diagnosed an Intra-abdominal Testicular Seminoma. DISCUSSION: The incidence of testicular cancer in cryptorchidic testis is 3 to 48 times higher than in general population. The existence of maldescended testis in adult population is rare in developed countries, due to the normal practice of elective orchidopexia in children under 2 years old and orchiectomy in maldecended testis in postpuberal pacients. In spite these measures of prevention, there are still isolated cases of Intra-abdominal testicular tumors in adults.