[New case of an intra-abdominal testicular seminoma in an adult].
OBJECTIVE
To present a new case of an Intra-abdominal Testicular Seminoma in an adult.


RESULTS
We report a 30 year old patient with cryptochidism, that after consulting to the emergency service due to abdominal pain, was diagnosed an Intra-abdominal Testicular Seminoma.


CONCLUSIONS
The incidence of testicular cancer in cryptorchidic testis is 3 to 48 times higher than in general population. The existence of maldescended testis in adult population is rare in developed countries, due to the normal practice of elective orchidopexia in children under 2 years old and orchiectomy in maldecended testis in postpuberal pacients. In spite these measures of prevention, there are still isolated cases of Intra-abdominal testicular tumors in adults.
Cristián Palma
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Servicio de Urología del Hospital Clinico Universidad de Chile y Hospital San José, Santiago, Chile. palmaceppi@hotmail.com
Cristóbal
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Maccioni
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D000005:Abdomen; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018239:Seminoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery