title: Polyarthritis associated with testicular tumour.
abstract: Rarely rheumatological features may dominate and is the cause of missed or delayed diagnosis of a malignant lesion. A case is presented wherein the patient with embryonal type of testicular tumour masqueraded with symmetrical polyarthritis with small joint involvement. p53 antigen was detected in testicular tissue. Such an example is indeed unreported in literature to the best of our knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatology Division, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.lastname: Rajni
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
chemical_list: D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53