Bilateral Synchronous Testicular Seminoma in a Patient with Bilateral Cryptorchidism

• Main Authors: Dilasma Ghartimagar, Arnab Ghosh, Manish Krishna Shrestha, Duk Bahadur Chettri, Santosh Shrestha, Rishi Kumar Sherchan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nepal Medical Association 2014-06-01
• Series: Journal of Nepal Medical Association
• Subjects: bilateral; cryptorchidism; seminoma; synchronous; testes
• Online Access: https://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/2760
• ISSN: 0028-2715; 1815-672X

Cryptorchidism is a known cause of testicular tumor. The incidence of testicular tumor is 11 times more in inguinal testes and 50 times more in intra-abdominal testes. The position of the undescended testis is related to the likelihood of carcinogenesis with the intra-abdominal location having the highest risk for malignancy. Bilateral testicular tumors are rare and 80% of bilateral tumors are metachronous. Synchronous bilateral testicular tumors are rare and bilateral synchronous testicular seminoma in a patient with bilateral cryptorchidism is very rare.  Keywords: bilateral; cryptorchidism; seminoma; synchronous; testes.