A giant intra-abdominal testicular seminoma
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A case is presented of a 40 year old fertile man with a history of unilateral cryptorchidism who presented with a lower abdominal mass. On investigations a giant intraabdominal seminoma was diagnosed. Laparotomy and complete excision was carried out. The possible association between the undescended testis and cancer transformations is briefly discussed.
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