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*Bilateral tumors are rare (~2%) and are almost always asynchronous. | *Bilateral tumors are rare (~2%) and are almost always asynchronous. | ||
*Diagnosis following trauma is common as it draws the patient’s attention to the lump. | *Diagnosis following trauma is common as it draws the patient’s attention to the lump. | ||
*[[Back pain]], [[abdominal discomfort]] or [[abdominal mass]] may be a presenting feature in the 25% of patients who have retroperitoneal nodal metastases. | *[[Back pain]], [[abdominal discomfort]], or [[abdominal mass]] may be a presenting feature in the 25% of patients who have retroperitoneal nodal metastases. | ||
*Presentation with distant or extranodal metastases is rare (5%).<ref name=clinicslpresntatioontesticularseminoma1>Clinical presentation of testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on February 25, 2016</ref> | *Presentation with distant or extranodal metastases is rare (5%).<ref name=clinicslpresntatioontesticularseminoma1>Clinical presentation of testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on February 25, 2016</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Symptoms
- Most common presentation of testicular seminoma is a painless testicular mass, although 45% will report a degree of testicular discomfort.[1]
- Bilateral tumors are rare (~2%) and are almost always asynchronous.
- Diagnosis following trauma is common as it draws the patient’s attention to the lump.
- Back pain, abdominal discomfort, or abdominal mass may be a presenting feature in the 25% of patients who have retroperitoneal nodal metastases.
- Presentation with distant or extranodal metastases is rare (5%).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clinical presentation of testicular seminoma. Dr Marcin Czarniecki and Dr Andrew Dixon et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/testicular-seminoma-1. Accessed on February 25, 2016