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Testicular tumor: Presenting sign of lymphoma
Author(s) -
Tanenbaum Barton,
Sanford Robert S.,
Elquezabal Alberto,
Klinger Milton E.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197205)29:5<1223::aid-cncr2820290514>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , sign (mathematics) , disease , testicular cancer , testicular tumor , pathology , cancer , mathematical analysis , mathematics
The occurrence of a testicular tumor in a man past middle age is rather unique in that, even if it be the only abnormal physical finding, it is probably the presenting sign of generalized lymphomatous disease already present or shortly to become clinically active. Isolated lymphomas of the testis, although not unheard of, are rare. The prognosis is uniformly bad; none of the patients in our series survived or was without evidence of generalized involvement for more than a year from the time of recognition of the testicular disease.