title: Synchronous bilateral seminoma: report of a case and literature review.
abstract: Bilateral occurrence of a primary testicular tumor is unusual. The reported incidence of bilateral germ cell tumors of the testes has been between 0.5 and 7% and the majority of these cancers (90%) are metachronous. We report the case of a 27-year-old man with synchronous bilateral seminoma and discuss the value of the histopathological diagnosis in therapy and prognosis. The related literature is concisely reviewed.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Internal Medicine, 401 General Army Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Korfitis
authors.forename: D T P
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Trafalis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giannakos
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Athanassiou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D018239:Seminoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography