Giant spermatocytic seminoma with massive hemorrhage into accompanying hydrocele: case report

Tomasz Górecki1, Barbara Kaszuba, Magdalena Ostrowska

  • 1Department of Pathomorphology, District Hospital, Konin, Poland. tomasz.gorecki@konin.lm.pl

A 59-year-old man was admitted with giant tumor of testis and massive hemorrhage into accompanying hydrocele. His clinical status had become worse quickly. The emergency resection of tumor with hematocele was performed. The diagnosis was made upon histological examination of the postoperative tissue and was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. Spermatocytic seminoma was recognized. The surgical specimen comprised a tumor (26 cm x 28 cm x 17 cm) in size, weighed 2150 g. Tumor with hematocele achieved about 40 cm in diameter.

Related Concept Videos