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Splenogonadal fusion and testicular cancer: case report and review of the literature
- Source :
- Einstein (São Paulo), Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 92-95 (2012)
- Publication Year :
- 2012
- Publisher :
- Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, 2012.
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Abstract
- A 36 year-old man after tests for assessing male infertility wasdiagnosed with primary infertility, bilateral cryptorchidism, nonobstructive azoospermia and discontinuous splenogonadal fusion.Carcinoma in situ was found in his left testicle, which was intraabdominal and associated with splenogonadal fusion. To ourknowledge, this is the fourth case of splenogonadal fusion associatedwith testicular cancer reported. One should always bear in mind thepossibility of this association for the left cryptorchid testicle.
Details
- Language :
- English, Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 16794508
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Einstein (São Paulo)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.359c9f2a491547fead4770b60538606b
- Document Type :
- article