A case of spermatocytic seminoma in young individual
Journal Title: Medical Journal Armed Forces - Year 2018, Vol 74, Issue 3
Abstract
Testicular tumors are relatively uncommon and accounts for only 1–2% of all tumors in men. Spermatocytic seminoma (SS), a special form of seminoma, is a rare entity and constitutes only 2% of all seminomas.1 Less than 400 cases of SS have been reported till date and most of them are elderly with mean age of presentation is 54 years.2 We hereby report a case of SS, incidentally detected in a young individual, who presented with a large unilateral primary vaginal hydrocele.
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R. K. Jha
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