title: [Testicular tumor detected in a male infertility patient with prior orchiopexy].
abstract: A 37-year-old man was referred to our hospital with the chief complaint of infertility. Semen analysis at another clinic had demonstrated severe oligozoospermia and he had a history of bilateral orchiopexy for undescended testes. Scrotal ultrasonography revealed a hypoechoic heterogeneous mass (1.5 cm in diameter) within the left testis. With a provisional diagnosis of testicular tumor, left high orchiectomy was performed. Pathological examination of the tumor revealed seminoma. At 12 months after surgery, there has been no evidence of recurrence. Clinicians should be aware of the link between male infertility and testicular cancer, particularly following orchiopexy.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Hyogo College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kondoh
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shincho
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Takuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nojima
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D018239:Seminoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery*; D014463:Ultrasonography