Inguinal testicular tumor in an undescended testis

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Married. Adopted child. Right groin mass. Initially thought to be a hernia.

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Male

Irregular solid-cystic mass in the right inguinal canal with morphology of a testis.

Smaller testis in the left inguinal region.

Bulky right sided iliac lymphadenopathy.

Large tumor replacing most of the right testis.

Normal left testis.

The histopathlogical report for the surgical specimen.

Case Discussion

Rarely do bilateral undescended testes present in middle age.

A strong association is recognized between undescended testes and a higher incidence of malignancy.

Locoregional nodes, lungs and liver are the typical sites for metastatic disease.

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