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Seminoma arising in undescended testis clinically presenting as acute appendicitis
Author(s) -
Sarma Deba P.,
Weilbaecher Thomas G.,
Hatem Ali A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930310110
Subject(s) - medicine , acute appendicitis , appendix , seminoma , appendicitis , general surgery , radiology , surgery , chemotherapy , paleontology , biology
A 48‐year‐old man with a clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis on exploration was found to have a seminoma in an undescended pelvic testis. The tumor had directly invaded the retrocecal appendix, causing acute appendicitis. Such a highly unusual occurrence has not been described in the English literature.