TESTICULAR SEMINOMA ORIGINATING IN AN UNDESCENDED TESTIS IN A RENAL-ALLOGRAFT RECIPIENT

Immunosuppressed transplant recipients are at significantly increased risk for developing neoplasms than are nonimmunosuppressed individuals . However, only six cases of pure testicular seminoma following renal transplantation have been reported in the English literature. This cas e report represents the first description of a seminoma arising in an undescended testis post-transplantation. We propose that it may be pru dent to remove atrophic undescended testes when lifelong immunosuppres sive therapy is anticipated, because accelerated tumor growth can occu r.