Splenogonadal fusion and testicular cancer: case report and review of the literature.

نویسندگان

  • Roberto Iglesias Lopes
  • Mabel Tatty de Medeiros
  • Marco Antônio Arap
  • Marcello Cocuzza
  • Miguel Srougi
  • Jorge Hallak
چکیده

A 36 year-old man after tests for assessing male infertility was diagnosed 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 our knowledge, this is the fourth case of splenogonadal fusion associated with testicular cancer reported. One should always bear in mind the possibility of this association for the left cryptorchid testicle.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Einstein

دوره 10 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012