title: [Intrathoracic lesions in association with germ cell tumor of the testis].
abstract: Intrathoracic enlarged lymph nodes in patients with malignant diseases always arouse suspicion of lymphatic metastases. Despite modern diagnostic investigation, surprising findings sometimes emerge. The present case of a young man with intrathoracic lesions in association with a germ-cell tumor of the testis turned out to have sarcoidosis mimicking testicular cancer relapse.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Deutschland. omann@uke.uni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kleinhans
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gebauer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaifi
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Schurr
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Izbicki
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Strate
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D001761:Bleomycin; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002945:Cisplatin; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005047:Etoposide; D018237:Germinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin