Synchronous metastatic seminoma and primary retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma: case report and literature review

Auteurs-es

  • Jorg Michels Vancouver Island Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Victoria, BC
  • Nicholas van der Westhuizen Pathologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC
  • Alison Ross Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.743

Résumé

Testicular cancer is the most common malignancy in young men
with seminomas comprising almost half of all germ cell tumours.
Benign ganglioneuromas are rare tumours derived from the sympathetic
nervous system. They usually occur in aldolescents and
young adults and are predominantly located in the mediastinum
and retroperitoneum. We report a case of a patient with synchronous
metastatic testicular seminoma with retroperitoneal lymph
node involvement and a benign retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma
(RGN) which caused diagnostic and management challenges. The
patient had a complete response following combination chemotherapy
for his seminoma and subsequently underwent complete
resection of his ganglioneuroma.

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Bibliographies de l'auteur-e

Jorg Michels, Vancouver Island Centre, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Victoria, BC

Nicholas van der Westhuizen, Pathologist, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC

Alison Ross, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, BC

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Michels, J., van der Westhuizen, N., & Ross, A. (2013). Synchronous metastatic seminoma and primary retroperitoneal ganglioneuroma: case report and literature review. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 5(6), E109-E112. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.743

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Case Report