[Intrathoracic lesions in association with germ cell tumor of the testis].
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.
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Thoraxchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Deutschland. omann@uke.uni-hamburg.de
Kleinhans
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Gebauer
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Kaifi
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Schurr
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Izbicki
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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
D001761:Bleomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin