Teratocarcinoma presenting with duodenal metastases diagnosed on endoscopic fine needle aspiration.
Upper gastrointestinal bleed as the first symptom of metastatic testicular tumors is rare. We describe a 17-year-old man who presented with upper gastrointestinal bleed; endoscopic fine needle aspiration cytology from a duodenal mass suggested germ cell tumor, which was later confirmed on histology of the testis.
Malhotra
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Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
Sriram
P V
PV
Kochhar
R
R
Rajwanshi
A
A
Radotra
B D
BD
Varma
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004386:Duodenum / Q000473:pathology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018243:Teratocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*