title: Testicular tumors manifested as inferior vena cava thromboses. Case reports.
abstract: Four cases of asymptomatic testicular tumors with inferior vena cava (IVC) involvement are reported. All patients were referred to our hospital with non-specific abdominal pain and abdominal US revealed an inferior vena cava thrombosis. CT showed an IVC thrombus extending from the first to second lumbar vertebrae and also retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy in 3 patients. Scrotal US demonstrated intratesticular tumors. IVC thrombosis may result from asymptomatic intratesticular tumors (single or multiple). Because of that, scrotal US is of paramount importance as a routine screening test in patients who radiographically demonstrate caval thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece. manavis@hol.gr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manavis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alexiadis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deftereos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lambropoulou
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rombis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tamiolakis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Touloupidis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*