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Mesenteric desmoid mimicking recurrent testicular cancer

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The detection of a solid abdominal mass after surgery for testicular cancer most frequently represents metastatic disease. We report an unusual case of mesenteric desmoid tumor presenting after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for metastatic testicular cancer. To our knowledge, there are no similar reports in the radiology literature.

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  1. A. Rajesh

    Present address: University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester General Hospitals, Gwendolen Road Leicester, LE5 4PW, United Kingdom

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  1. Department of Radiology, Indiana University Medical Center, UH 0279, 550 N. University Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA

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Rajesh, A., Sandrasegaran, K. Mesenteric desmoid mimicking recurrent testicular cancer. Abdom Imaging 30, 777–779 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-005-0321-9

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