Seminoma metastasis to the terminal ileum after a 17-year disease-free interval.
This is a report of a metastasis of a pure seminoma to the ileum after a 17-year latent period. The patient had a previous history of stage I testicular seminoma treated with primary orchiectomy and radiotherapy. He presented clinically with ileocolic intussuseption caused by a solitary metastasis in the terminal ileum. The rarity of this event is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D004407:Dysgerminoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors