title: Seminoma presented as testicular rupture: Case report and literature review.
abstract: Rupture of the testis as a result of blunt trauma is rarely seen in daily urological practice. We report an unusual case of incidental seminoma diagnosed after surgical exploration and subsequent orchidectomy of a severed testis following testicular injury as a result of trivial blunt trauma. This case highlights the inability of investigative tools, such as a scrotal ultrasound, in distinguishing an underlying tumour in the presence of testicular parenchymal damage. We therefore advocate a high index of clinical suspicion for co-existing pathology in cases of testicular rupture secondary to an insignificant blunt trauma to the scrotum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lunawat
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Marius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Craciun
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Savvas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Omorphos
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Philip M T
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Weston
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: Shekhar C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Biyani