Open AccessTuberculosis in postchemotherapy residual masses in germ cell tumor of the testis
Author(s) -
Rajesh Bansal,
Vinita Agrawal,
Anil Mandhani
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.82850
Subject(s) - medicine , retroperitoneal lymph node dissection , tuberculosis , teratoma , chemotherapy , residual , germ cell tumors , dissection (medical) , testicular tumor , histopathological examination , pathology , radiology , surgery , testicular cancer , algorithm , computer science
Residual masses following chemotherapy in testicular tumors have been characterized as necrosis, mature or immature teratoma, and malignant tumors. Twenty four patients had retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for postchemotherapy residual masses between January 2000 and December 2008. We report two patients; one with late relapse and other with postchemotherapy residual mass, who had tuberculosis. Tumor markers were normal, and PET scan showed increased uptake in residual mass. There are no previous reports of tuberculosis in postchemotherapy residual masses.