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Testicular Seminoma with Inguinal Node Metastasis: a Rare Presentation

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We report a case of testicular seminoma with metastasis to inguinal lymph nodes in a patient with history of left hydrocelectomy. Metastasis from testicular tumors to inguinal lymph nodes is a rare occurrence. We review the literature to evaluate the incidence of inguinal lymph node involvement in testicular seminoma and discuss possible routes of metastases to this unusual site.

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We are thankful to Department of Surgery, Department of Pathology, MGIMS, and Kasturba Hospital, Sewagram. We would like to thank Dr. Shreyak Garg for providing the technical support and for his technological skills which helped in preparing this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India, 442102

    Ravi Batra, Mayur Chaure, Sneha Yadav & Dilip Gupta

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Science, Sewagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India, 442102

    Sakshi Daga

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Conceptualization: Dr. Ravi Batra, Dr. Mayur Chaure; methodology: Dr. Ravi Batra, Dr. Mayur Chaure; formal analysis and investigation: Dr. Ravi Batra, Dr. Mayur Chaure, Dr. Sakshi Daga, Dr. Sneha Yadav; writing—original draft preparation: Dr. Mayur Chaure, Dr. Sneha Yadav; writing—review and editing: Dr. Sneha Yadav, Dr. Ravi Batra, Dr. Dilip Gupta; resources: Dr. Ravi Batra, Dr. Dilip Gupta; supervision: Dr. Dilip Gupta.

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Batra, R., Chaure, M., Yadav, S. et al. Testicular Seminoma with Inguinal Node Metastasis: a Rare Presentation. Indian J Surg 84, 536–538 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-021-02991-z

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