Joong Geun Lee, Sang Hyub Lee, Seung Hyun Jeon, Jin Il Kim, Koo Han Yoo From the Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea Silver-Russel syndrome (SRS) is a disorder present at birth that involves poor growth, low birth weight, differences in the size of the two sides of the body, and genital anomalies. The diagnosis is based on distinct prenatal growth restr...

The incidence of testicular cancer in cryptorchidism is 30 to 50 times higher than in general population. We present a case of hydronephrosis caused by a seminoma in an abdominal cryptorchid testis. A 22 years old male presented abdominal and right flank pain, and haematuria. Despite the fact that he could not feel right testis since he was 7 years old, he had never looked for treatment. A huge...

Copyright © 2014 Massachusetts Medical Society. There have been substantial advances in the treatment of testicular cancer. Fifty years ago, a diagnosis of metastatic testicular cancer meant a 90% chance of death within 1 year. Today, a cure is expected in 95% of all patients who have received a diagnosis of testicular cancer and in 80% of patients with metastatic disease. This review highlight...