MedPix® Patient Chart - Case No: 13555 :: Imaging - Review Images

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History

Age: 20 :: Gender: man

Patient History

20 y.o. man with trauma to the groin 4 days ago, presents with increasing pain and swelling of his left testicle for two days.

Exam


Physical Exam and Laboratory

» "Rock hard" left testicle.

» Lab values -
Alpha-Fetoprotein: 10314 ng/mL
Beta HCG: 89937 mIU/mL
LDH: 580 U/L


Findings


Summary of Findings

Testicle Ultrasound
• Well-circumscribed, heterogeneously hypoechoic mass with mixed solid and cystic components, arising from the left testicle and confined within the tunica albuginea.

Abdominal CT
• Bulky retroperitoneal and para-aortic lymphadenopathy.

Chest Film and CT
• Supraclavicular and subcarinal adenopathy and multiple lung nodules.

All of these findings suggest a metastatic testicular cancer


Diffferential


Differential Diagnosis

• Germ cell tumor (likely non-seminomatous)
• Stromal tumor
• Lymphoma


Diagnosis


Diagnosis

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Case Contributor and Editor
Topic Author: Seth D. O'Brien
Submitted by: Richard L Becker - Author Info
Case/Image Editor: James G. Smirniotopoulos, M.D. - Editor Info
Case Accepted: 2010-05-17 13:55:38-04 :: Revised: :: Submitted:
COW: 526 :: CME Start: 20100517 :: CME End: 20110417 :: CME Review Due: 20130517

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