title: Young male patient with bilateral synchronous testicular germ cell tumour. Considerations for partial orchiectomy.
abstract: Bilateral synchronous testicular cancer is a rare disease and is usually associated with similar histological findings in each testicle. The standard therapy of bilateral testis cancer is generally considered to be inguinal orchiectomy. We present a case of synchronous bilateral testicular germ cell tumour, with different histology, initially treated with testis-sparing surgery. After pathology review, the margin of the partial orchiectomy was considered affected, and an inguinal orchiectomy was planned. Options for testis-sparing surgery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Department, Hospital de Denia Marina Salud, Denia, Alicante, Spain. joanmagasent@telefonica.net
authors.forename: Joan Manel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gasent Blesa
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laforga Canales
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romero Pérez
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amat Cecilia
authors.forename: Francisco José
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Merenciano Cortina
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rafie Macketli
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Alberola Candel
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000601:surgery*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery*; D009919:Orchiectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult