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Small bowel intussusception caused by a metastatic testicular germ cell tumour.
- Source :
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South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie [S Afr J Surg] 2022 Sep; Vol. 60 (3), pp. 207-209. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Summary: Intussusception from a testicular germ cell tumour is extremely rare. Metastatic gastrointestinal implants outgrow their blood supply leading to central necrosis. This results in erosions and ulcerations, which can be visualised as submucosal polypoid masses. These masses can then serve as a lead point for intussusception. We report a case of a 25-year-old patient with small bowel obstruction due to an intussuscepted choriocarcinoma in the absence of any other apparent retroperitoneal disease. Urologists must exclude gastrointestinal tract (GIT) involvement in testicular cancers, and similarly, surgeons need to exclude testicular tumours in young men with unexplained GIT haemorrhage, bowel obstruction or intussusception.<br /> (Copyright© Authors.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Humans
Intestine, Small
Male
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Intestinal Obstruction diagnostic imaging
Intestinal Obstruction etiology
Intussusception diagnosis
Intussusception etiology
Intussusception surgery
Testicular Neoplasms complications
Testicular Neoplasms diagnosis
Testicular Neoplasms surgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2078-5151
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36155378
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-5151/SAJS3855