Testicular seminoma

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Painless right testicular mass

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
mri

Well-defined ovoid right testicular mass isointense to the normal testicular tissue on T1, hypointense on T2 with punctate areas of high signal and restricted diffusion on DWI/ADC. The postcontrast sequences show a heterogeneous enhancement. No extension beyond the tunica vaginalis.

The left testis appears normal.

Small and bilateral inguinal lymph nodes (short axis <4 mm).

No distant metastasis or lymphadenopathy was seen on the chest and abdominopelvic CT (not shown).

Case Discussion

The MRI features are most consistent with a malignant testicular tumor (pathologically proven as testicular seminoma.

Testicular seminomas are a type of germ cell tumor and considered the most common testicular tumors, accounting for ~45% of all primary testicular tumors.

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