[Problems with the approach to diagnosis and treatment of testicular cancer in a developing country: the case of an eight-year-old boy from Cameroon].
Testicular cancer is believed to be rare among members of the black sub-Saharan population and has therefore been little studied in Africa. This may account for the problems encountered in the treatment of this condition, which are perfectly illustrated by this clinical case. We present here a brief report of the optimal diagnostic methods and therapeutic indications for this malignant disease.
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Service de cancérologie-radiothérapie, Hôpital général de Yaoundé, BP 5408, Nlongkak Yaoundé, Cameroun.
D002163:Cameroon; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009919:Orchiectomy; D018233:Rhabdomyosarcoma, Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery