title: Mesenteric lymphadenopathy in testicular germ cell tumor.
abstract: In approximately 25% of patients with testicular germ cell tumor (GCT), the cancer metastasizes to lymph nodes and distant organs. The initial lymphatic drainage site of GCTs is the retroperitoneum. GCTs rarely involve mesenteric lymph nodes. In this study, we report a case of a 32-year-old male patient with GCT and associated mesenteric lymphadenopathy.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Hooman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Djaladat
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Movassaghi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Hamed
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.affiliation: Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Craig R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: siadaneshmand@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Siamak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daneshmand
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery; D011859:Radiography; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy