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Teratoma Generation in the Testis Capsule
Published on: November 7, 2011
Seminoma presented as testicular rupture: Case report and literature review
Rahul Lunawat1, Marius Craciun1, Savvas Omorphos1
1Department of Urology, Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust, UK.
Abstract:
Rupture of the testis as a result of blunt trauma is rarely seen in daily urological practice. We report an unusual case of incidental seminoma diagnosed after surgical exploration and subsequent orchidectomy of a severed testis following testicular injury as a result of trivial blunt trauma. This case highlights the inability of investigative tools, such as a scrotal ultrasound, in distinguishing an underlying tumour in the presence of testicular parenchymal damage. We therefore advocate a high index of clinical suspicion for co-existing pathology in cases of testicular rupture secondary to an insignificant blunt trauma to the scrotum.

