title: Cryptorchid testicular tumour presenting with torsion.
abstract: An undescended, cryptorchid testis is predisposed to 3 to 40 times risk of malignancy. Torsion of a cryptorchid testis is more difficult to diagnose than a normally placed testis. We present a case of a 25-year-old man with acute abdomen due to the torsion of an intra-abdominal testis. Subsequent histopathology of the testis revealed seminoma, making this single testis the seat for triple pathology. Orchidectomy was done followed by radiotherapy. A follow-up of upto nine months showed no recurrence or metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS), Jamshoro. asmemon@hyd.paknet.com.pk
authors.forename: Abdul Sattar
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Memon
authors.forename: Faisal Ghani
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D018239:Seminoma / Q000150:complications*; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000150:complications*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*