Laparoscopy-assisted Resection of a Giant Intra-abdominal Seminoma in an Adult Undescended Testis

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  • Chinnusamy Palanivelu
  • Muthukumaran Rangarajan
  • Shankar Annapoorni
  • Kalpesh Jani
چکیده

The incidence of cryptorchidism in infants is 3.3-5.8%, incidence in adults is not known. Cryptorchidism in adults is not uncommon in India for various reasons. Orchiectomy is the best option as malignant transformation of the undescended testis is a very real risk. Our patient was 52 years old with an empty left hemiscrotum and a large lower abdominal swelling. Laparoscopy-assisted resection was performed successfully. Pathology and PLAP studies confirmed seminoma. Chemotherapy is being planned. Laparoscopy has a definite role in the diagnosis (determines exact location) and treatment of cryptorchidism. Both laparoscopic orchiopexy and orchiectomy have been described in the literature.

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تاریخ انتشار 2007