Seminomatous tumor as a differential diagnosis of acute abdomen

Authors

  • Carlos Renato Sales Bezerra Faculdade Integral Diferencial
  • Jefferson Torres Nunes Faculdade Integral Diferencial
  • Joevia Gomes Pereira Faculdade Integral Diferencial
  • Lierio Gonçalves Granjeiro Faculdade Integral Diferencial
  • Caroline Coelho Pimentel Faculdade Integral Diferencial
  • Laerte Gonçalves Granjeiro Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Keywords:

neoplasias testiculares, seminoma, abdome agudo

Abstract

ABSTRACT Seminoma is the most common testicular germ-cell-tumors in adults. In spite of its frequency, seminomatous tumors affect less frequently the gastrointestinal tract, as opposed to non-seminomas. Clinical manifestations of metastatic testicular tumors in the gastrointestinal tract include intestinal obstruction, volvulus, intussusception and bleeding. Treatment is mainly surgical, and chemotherapy is indicated in some cases. This paper describes a case of an unusual manifestation of a seminomatous testicular tumor in a patient whose gastrointestinal tract was also affected, proving it to be a possible etiology for acute abdominal inflammation. Key-words: testicular neoplasms, seminoma, acute abdomen.

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Author Biographies

Carlos Renato Sales Bezerra, Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Médico cirurgião gastroenterologista e professor da Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Jefferson Torres Nunes, Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina da Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Joevia Gomes Pereira, Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Acadêmica do curso de Medicina da Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Lierio Gonçalves Granjeiro, Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Acadêmico do curso de Medicina da Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Caroline Coelho Pimentel, Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Aluna de medicina da Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Laerte Gonçalves Granjeiro, Faculdade Integral Diferencial

Aluno de medicina da Faculdade Integral Diferencial

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Published

2012-06-27

How to Cite

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Bezerra CRS, Nunes JT, Pereira JG, Granjeiro LG, Pimentel CC, Granjeiro LG. Seminomatous tumor as a differential diagnosis of acute abdomen. Rev. Fac. Ciênc. Méd. Sorocaba [Internet]. 2012Jun.27 [cited 2024Nov.19];14(2):71-3. Available from: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/7129

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