title: Intraabdominal germinal tumor originated from an ectopic testis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report the case of a 54 year old man with an intraabdominal germinal tumor originated from an ectopic testis, and its treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  The tumor was diagnosed with percutaneous biopsy and treated with three cycles of BEP (bleomycin etoposide, platinum ), showing an important decrease of its size. Treatment was completed with the excision of the remnant mass and regional lymphadenectomy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Abdominal masses in patients with a testicle outside the scrotum can be germ cell tumors and should be considered during the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urologia.Hospital de Cruces. Baracaldo.Vizcaya. Spain.
authors.forename: Leyre
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gambra Arregui
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Llarena Ibarguren
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Franco Maldonado
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vazquez Fernandez
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D018239:Seminoma / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013737:Testis