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A 45,X/46,XY Male with Orchidopexy Diagnosed with Mixed Germ Cell Tumor After 21-year Follow-up

Authors :
Masashi Kubota
Naoki Terada
Katsuhiro Ito
Hideaki Takada
Toshihiro Magaribuchi
Atsuro Sawada
Shusuke Akamatsu
Hiromitsu Negoro
Ryoichi Saito
Takashi Kobayashi
Toshinari Yamasaki
Takahiro Inoue
Osamu Ogawa
Source :
Urology Case Reports, Vol 13, Iss C, Pp 120-122 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2017.

Abstract

A case of a 45,X/46,XY boy with gonadal dysgenesis is presented. The patient showed hypospadias and right undescended testis. He underwent underwent repair surgery for hypospadias, right orchidopexy, and bilateral testicular biopsy. Testicular biopsy revealed no malignant finding. He was followed-up annually by scrotum palpation. When the patient grew up to 24 years old, he was diagnosed to have right testicular tumor. High orchiectomy revealed pT1 seminoma. The management of undescended testis in men with gonadal dysgenesis and disordered sexual development is discussed.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22144420
Volume :
13
Issue :
C
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Urology Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.11085f581f214a6ba5499ec0c3ecf6ca
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2017.04.001