A case of bilateral seminoma in the setting of persistent mullerian duct syndrome

Citation
A. Duenas et al., A case of bilateral seminoma in the setting of persistent mullerian duct syndrome, REV INV CLI, 53(2), 2001, pp. 193-196
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
REVISTA DE INVESTIGACION CLINICA
ISSN journal
00348376 → ACNP
Volume
53
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
193 - 196
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-8376(200103/04)53:2<193:ACOBSI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We are reporting on tile case of a 46XY male patient that presented a bilat eral testicular seminoma in the setting of bilateral cryptorchidia and left inguinal hernia. The patient received flue courses of cisplatin/ciclophosp hamide followed by 3 000 cGy of radiation. The patient then, underwent rese ction of the residual mass and of art unrecognizable pelvic structure. The histopathalogical analysis revealed necrosis of tile residual seminoma and an atrophic uterus. Currently, the patient is alive and asymptomatic at 88 months of follow-up. This is tire third case reported of a patient with per sistent mullerian duct syndrome and bilateral seminoma.