Advanced testicular cancer presenting with phlegmasia cerulea dolens.
A case of fulminating deep venous thrombosis secondary to invasion of the inferior vena cava is described in a 45 year old man presenting with a germ cell tumour. Despite aggressive supportive care and emergency chemotherapy his late presentation caused his death. The case highlights the necessity for increased public education of the attendant risks in delayed presentation with a testicular lump.
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Medical Oncology Department, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
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D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000473:pathology