title: [Testicular mass in a teenager: a case report of embryonic carcinoma discovered late].
abstract: Testicular cancer is a rare disease in adolescents but is the leading cause of solid cancer in 15- to 30-year-old men. We report a clinical case of a 16-year-old who presented to the pediatric emergency unit with a testicular mass that had been enlarging for several months and the diagnosis turned out to be multimetastatic testicular cancer. However, early diagnosis largely determines the prognosis of this disease. A literature review enabled us to update the prognostic factors, the reasons for diagnostic delay, and current screening practices for this disease. There are currently no formal guidelines in France.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHI de Cornouaille, 17, avenue Yves-Thépot, 29107 Quimper cedex, France; Service d'imagerie médicale, CHI de Cornouaille, 17, avenue Yves-Thépot, 29107 Quimper cedex, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mauger
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, CHI de Cornouaille, 17, avenue Yves-Thépot, 29107 Quimper cedex, France. Electronic address: p.vic@ch-cornouaille.fr.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vic
authors.affiliation: Service d'urologie, CHI de Cornouaille, 17, avenue Yves-Thépot, 29107 Quimper cedex, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Le Guilchet
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie médicale, CHI de Cornouaille, 17, avenue Yves-Thépot, 29107 Quimper cedex, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Modruz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018236:Carcinoma, Embryonal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*