title: Metastatic teratoma associated with an intra-abdominal abscess.
abstract: A case of metastatic testicular teratoma is reported where histological evidence of metastatic disease was obtained 12 years after orchidectomy. The patient had presented again 2 years earlier but the presence of a large intra-abdominal abscess delayed the diagnosis of recurrence. At no time were the serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein or beta human chorionic gonadotrophin elevated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Goepel
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed