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Article: [A case of tuberculous epididymitis which was difficult to distinguish from a testicular tumor].
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ABSTRACT: A 70-year-old man complaining of painless right scrotal swelling was referred to our hospital. He had a past history of left nephrectomy for renal tuberculosis at the age of 28. Power Doppler ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic and hypovascular tumor with septa in the scrotum. We suspected a right testicular tumor and therefore, performed a right high inguinal orchiectomy. On macroscopic findings, the fluid of the tumor was yellowish and mucinous and the ipsilateral testis was remarkably atrophic. The pathological diagnosis was tuberculous epididymitis with central necrosis. In recent years, tuberculous epididymitis is rare, and this case was considered to be the first report of power Doppler ultrasonographic findings in tuberculous epididymitis.Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica 09/2000; 46(8):565-8. -
Article: [A case of extragonadal germ cell tumor with inferior vena caval tumor thrombus].
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ABSTRACT: We report a case of retroperitoneal extragonadal germ cell tumor with tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava. The patient referred to our hospital with lumbago. Computed tomography (CT) showed a bulky mass in the retroperitoneum. The levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) and beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-HCG) in the serum were elevated. Histological examinations indicated embryonal cell carcinoma. Bilateral testicles did not contain any palpable mass upon careful palpation. No tumor mass was detected in the bilateral testicles on ultrasonography. Clinically, the diagnosis was a retroperitoneal extragonadal germ cell tumor associated with para-aortic lymph-node involvement. After the combination chemotherapy (BEP 1 course and EP 3 courses), the tumor mass was reduced in size and the tumor marker was normalized. Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) was performed and tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava was resected. There was no involvement of the viable cells in the resected tumor. The patient has been in good condition with no evidence of disease.Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica 10/1999; 45(9):613-5.
