Testicular seminoma with mediastinal lymphadenopathy -- a diagnostic pitfall.
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Departments of Clinical Oncology, Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.Issue Date
2009-05
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Relapse following adjuvant paraaortic radiation therapy in patients with Stage I seminoma is rare, occurring in approximately 4% of men. The majority of relapses are sited in the pelvis but relapse in the mediastinum is also recognised. As such, radiological imaging using chest radiographs remains commonplace in follow-up. However, there are reports of the association of testicular cancers with sarcoidosis and sarcoid-like processes in the mediastinum, emphasising the importance of making histological diagnosis prior to commencement of any treatment. We report on two men treated for testicular seminoma who on follow-up developed mediastinal lymphadenopathy, which was initially assumed to be metastatic seminoma. Both patients underwent mediastinascopy and biopsy prior to commencement of anti-cancer therapy. In both cases, the biopsies showed sarcoidosis, and unnecessary anti-cancer treatment was avoided.Citation
Testicular seminoma with mediastinal lymphadenopathy -- a diagnostic pitfall. 2009, 82 (977):e85-6 Br J RadiolJournal
The British Journal of RadiologyDOI
10.1259/bjr/40671180PubMed ID
19386953Type
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enISSN
1748-880Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1259/bjr/40671180
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