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ArticleRadiology case reports2021

Testicular cancer metastasis to the soft tissue: A case report and review of the literature.

Matthew A Crain, Dhairya A Lakhani, Aneri B Balar, Daniel Martin, Cara B Lombard, Thuan-Phuong Nguyen

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew A CrainSchool of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Dhairya A LakhaniDepartment of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Aneri B BalarDepartment of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Daniel MartinSection of Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Cara B LombardSection of Abdominal Imaging, Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Thuan-Phuong NguyenSection of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
West Virginia University · US

Funding

West Virginia IDEA-CTRU54GM104942 · NIGMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI Laura F. Gibson · 2012 to 2026
$81.0M
NIGMS NIH HHS U54 GM104942
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While germ cell testicular cancer is rare and only accounts for 1% of cancers in males, it is the most common solid malignancy among men between 14 and 44 years of age. Testicular cancer can be surgically excised by orchiectomy and is highly responsive to both chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Therefore, testicular tumors generally have the best cancer prognoses, especially since the majority are localized in the initial stage. However, long-term outcome depends on the potential for germ cell testicular cancer to metastasize, both proximal to the testicles and distally throughout the body. Germ cell testicular cancer metastasis to soft tissue, including the trunk, and extremities, appears to be exceedingly rare, as reflected in the extremely limited number of published cases (total of seven patients reported in literature). Vague symptomatology, delayed medical attention, and inconsistent treatment compliance may contribute to testicular soft tissue metastasis and underreporting of these tumors. Here, we report a case of metastatic non-seminomatous germ cell testicular cancer with a large necrotizing, ulcerative mass in the left Iliopsoas muscle and posterior abdominal wall.

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BEP, bleomycin etoposide platinumCT, computed tomographyGCT, germ cellMRI, magnetic resonance imagingPET, positron emission tomographySoft tissue metastasisTesticular cancerTIP, taxol ifosfamide platinum

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PMID34007386
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