title: The management of retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy in spermatocytic seminoma of the testicle.
abstract: Spermatocytic seminoma is an extremely rare clinically and pathologically distinct subtype of testicular cancer that infrequently metastasizes and typically yields a good prognosis. While retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy in the typical testicular cancer patient often harbors metastatic disease, in a patient with spermatocytic seminoma this finding should be viewed with suspicion, and pathologic confirmation of metastatic disease is essential. We present a 49-year-old man with spermatocytic seminoma and retroperitoneal and mesenteric lymphadenopathy who was found to have concurrent low-grade lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: farshar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Farhana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sharmeen
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie A H
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009919:Orchiectomy; D018239:Seminoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013090:Spermatocytes / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Lymphoma; Sarcomatous transformation; Spermatocytic seminoma