Urology Research & Practice
Case Report

Testis sparing surgery in a case of small unilateral testicular cancer

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Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey

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Deparment of Radiology, Rize Education and Research Hospital, Rize, Turkey

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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey

Urol Res Pract 2013; 39: 270-273
DOI: 10.5152/tud.2013.065
Read: 1487 Downloads: 1006 Published: 25 July 2019

Abstract

A 22-year-old male presented at our institution with an incidentally ultrasound-detected testicular tumor. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a contrast-enhanced right intratesticular mass over 1 cm in size. The patient underwent testis sparing surgery. Pathologic examination revealed seminoma. A follow-up nine months later showed no residual tumor, a normal contour of the testis and no evidence of atrophy. Testis sparing surgery is an option for patients with small unilateral testicular tumors even in the presence of a healthy contralateral testis.

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