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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 9/2010

01-09-2010 | Case Report

Case Report: Soft Tissue Metastasis from Immature Teratoma of the Testis: Second Case Report and Review of the Literature

Authors: Ahmet Bilici, MD, Bala Basak Oven Ustaalioglu, MD, Mesut Seker, MD, Sibel Kayahan, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 9/2010

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Abstract

Background

Testicular cancer, like other histopathologic types, commonly metastasizes to the lungs, liver, and brain. Spread to soft tissue, however, is rare with only four cases with seminoma reported. However, one case with metastasis of testicular immature teratoma to soft tissue was documented previously.

Case Description

We report the case of a 38-year-old man with recurrent immature teratoma of the testis who presented with a painless soft tissue mass in the left thigh previously treated with standard chemotherapy. After removal of the soft tissue mass, his serum alpha-fetoprotein level had returned to the normal range.

Literature Review

To our knowledge, this is the second case of immature teratoma of the testis metastasized to soft tissue.

Purposes and Clinical Relevance

We suggest that for a man with testicular cancer who has a soft tissue mass, metastasis of soft tissue from testicular cancer and other solid malignancies should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a soft tissue mass together with primary soft tissue sarcoma.
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Metadata
Title
Case Report: Soft Tissue Metastasis from Immature Teratoma of the Testis: Second Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors
Ahmet Bilici, MD
Bala Basak Oven Ustaalioglu, MD
Mesut Seker, MD
Sibel Kayahan, MD
Publication date
01-09-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 9/2010
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-009-1173-3

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