Classical seminoma in a 92-year-old patient

• 作者: Catharine Denning James Carton Kaka Hama Attar Li June Tay
• 来源期刊: 世界临床泌尿杂志
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: UROLOGY GERIATRICS SEMINOMA Medical ONCOLOGY
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（1）
• 页码范围: 27-29
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: R

摘要

Seminoma is a germ cell tumour which primarily affects the testes.Seminomas are treated by orchidectomy with usually excellent outcomes.We report the occurrence of a classical seminoma in a 92-year-old man,who is currently the oldest patient with this histology reported in literature.He presented with a painful,swollen testis.Scrotal ultrasound scan revealed a testicular mass.A left inguinal orchidectomy was carried out and histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a classical seminoma.Further staging by computerised tomography revealed pulmonary lesions suspicious of metastases.The patient declined further treatment in view of his age and co-morbidities.