title: [Endobronchial metastasis of testicular embryonal cell carcinoma--a case report].
abstract: Four cases of endobronchial metastasis in testicular embryonal cell carcinoma have been reported in the literature. We now present a new case, a 39-year-old male who underwent right orchiectomy for testicular embryonal cell carcinoma. Ten months later, tumor like shadows were identified in the left upper lobe on a follow up chest X-ray. Bronchoscopy revealed an endobronchial tumor mimicking a bronchogenic carcinoma in the left superior posterior bronchus. A metastatic embryonal cell carcinoma of the testis was histologically diagnosed. Left upper lobectomy was performed, and the patient is still alive 11 months thereafter.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D013724:Teratoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery