title: [Seminoma metastasis in the small bowel].
abstract: Approximately 95% of testicular cancers are germ-cell tumours and these are divided into non-seminoma and pure seminoma. They rarely metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract (< 5%) and pure seminoma are the least likely to do so with an incidence of < 1%. We describe an unusual case of a 67-year-old man, who presented with gastrointestinal complaints, the first symptoms of testicular seminoma being a small bowel metastasis. The patient had a palpable testicular mass which was not detected until after the tumour in the small bowel had been resected and histology revealed metastasis from a seminoma.
authors: Urologisk Afdeling, Roskilde Sygehus, Køgevej 7-13, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark. lunddm@gmail.com
authors: Ditte Marie
authors: DM
authors: Lund
authors: Mikkel
authors: M
authors: Fode
authors: Ingegerd
authors: I
authors: Balslev
authors: Jens
authors: J
authors: Sønksen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D018239:Seminoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery