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Invasive germ-cell tumor detected by follow-up examination following orchiopexy for cryptorchidism

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The authors report the case of a 26-year-old man who was operated upon for bilateral testicular maldescent when he was 11 years old. In a follow-up examination for men with a history of orchiopexy for cryptorchidism, he palpated a dense nodule emerging from his right testis, and therapy for invasive testicular cancer was started. The histologic diagnosis was a mixed teratoma consisting of yolk-sac tumor, differentiated teratoma, and embryonic carcinoma. We conclude that young men with a history of testicular maldescent should be followed up by a multidisciplinary approach and should be offered testicular biopsy after puberty to allow detection and treatment of testicular intraepithelial neoplasia (so-called testicular carcinoma in situ) to prevent invasive testicular cancer.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 34, A-8036, Graz, Austria

    J. Mayr

  2. Department of Urology, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 34, A-8036, Graz, Austria

    E. Breinl & W. Hechtl

  3. Institute of Pathology, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 34, A-8036, Graz, Austria

    M. Ratschek

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Mayr, J., Breinl, E., Ratschek, M. et al. Invasive germ-cell tumor detected by follow-up examination following orchiopexy for cryptorchidism. Pediatr Surg Int 10, 427–429 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00182250

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