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Springer Verlag, Abdominal Imaging, 5(31), p. 610-612

DOI: 10.1007/s00261-005-0115-0

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Imaging diagnosis of testicular lymphoma

Journal article published in 2006 by K.-L. Liu ORCID, C.-C. Chang ORCID, K.-H. Huang, Y.-M. Tsang, S.-J. Chen
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Abstract

Testicular lymphoma is a rare clinicopathologic entity that has rapid progression and poor prognosis. This report describes a case of a 62-year-old man who presented with a large testicular tumor and extensive lymphadenopathy along the spermatic cord and gonadal vessels to the renal vein level. Testicular lymphoma was considered, and biopsy confirmed a non-Hodgkin, large, B-cell lymphoma. The distribution of lymphadenopathy differs from that of paraaortic lymph nodes that present as other testicular tumors (seminoma or nonseminoma). The finding may be a useful characteristic for timely diagnosis of testicular lymphoma, although the diagnosis should be suspected in an older patient who presents with a testicular neoplasm and increased lactic dehydrogenase levels but without increased alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin levels.