[Metastatic testicular melanoma. Case report]

A 33 year-old male, who five years earlier was operated for a nodular melanoma in vertical growth phase of 1.5mm thick (Breslow), Clark II-III, presented to the Emergency department with a progressive increase of the left testicle. Ultrasound scan examination revealed a 2 x 2 cm solid mass in the left testis, with normal right testis.With the diagnosis of testicular neoplasm, we requested Alpha-fetoprotein and beta HCG levels, and patient underwent radical orchiectomy.