Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie,
Târgu Mures, Str. Gh. Marinescu, No 38, 540139, Târgu Mureș
Romania
Case Report
Ginecomastia ca Semn de Prezentare Într-o Tumora Testiculara Prezentare de Caz
Author(s): Cristina Corina Pop RaduCristina Corina Pop Radu
Background: Orchitis tumor incidence is rare, about 2% of male malignancies. The pathology of tumoral orchitis has a maximum incidence between the ages 20-35, in children being more frequent the embryonal carcinoma and teratoma, in adult are met all types and in elderly predominates the seminoma. About 25% has endocrine secretory capacity. The incidence of gynaecomastia in adult men is reported as being 35-65%, depending on the criteria for diagnosing gynaecomastia and the age group. However, only 2% of men presenting with gynaecomastia are founded to have testicular tumours. Case Report: We present the case of a 27 years old patient, diagnosed two years ago with testicular tumor. In diagnosis, the first sign was the unilateral gynaecomastia then neoplastic transformation of the left testicle was noted. The diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasound exam and tumoral markers (β human c.. Read More»
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