Open AccessSpermatocytic seminoma with rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation: A case report with a review of the literature
Author(s) -
Santosh Me,
Arti Karpate,
Sangeeta Desai
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.57131
Subject(s) - seminoma , malignant transformation , germ cell , pathology , medicine , metastasis , biology , cancer , chemotherapy , biochemistry , gene
Spermatocytic seminoma is an uncommon testicular germ cell tumor associated with a favorable outcome. Sarcomatous transformation in a spermatocytic seminoma is extremely rare with only 13 cases being reported in English literature. The presence of a sarcomatous component is associated with an aggressive behavior, metastasis, and poor prognosis. We present a case of a spermatocytic seminoma with rhabdomyosarcomatous transformation in a long-standing testicular swelling in a 55-year-old male.