Primary carcinoid tumor of the testis : a case report
A case of pure, primary testicular carcinoid tumor in a 27-seven-year-old male is reported. The patient presented with a painless enlargement of the right testis but the serum markers for testicular cancer, including alpha-fetoprotein, beta-human chorionic gonadotropin and lactate dehydrogenase, wer...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 34(1988), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 1257-63 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Japanese |
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1988
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica |
| Schlagworte: | Case Reports English Abstract Journal Article Review Doxorubicin 80168379AG Cyclophosphamide 8N3DW7272P Fluorouracil U3P01618RT |
| Zusammenfassung: | A case of pure, primary testicular carcinoid tumor in a 27-seven-year-old male is reported. The patient presented with a painless enlargement of the right testis but the serum markers for testicular cancer, including alpha-fetoprotein, beta-human chorionic gonadotropin and lactate dehydrogenase, were not elevated. Right orchiectomy was performed. Histologically, the tumor showed a typical appearance of carcinoid tumor. Further examinations such as barium studies, computed tomographic scan and Ga scintigraphy, showed no other lesions, and he received an adjuvant chemotherapy of cyclophosphamide, 5-fluorouracil and adriamycin. He is well and free from symptoms 17 months after surgery |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 23.11.1988 Date Revised 21.11.2013 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0018-1994 |