Cardiac murmur prompting diagnosis of metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell testicular neoplasia in an 18-year-old patient
Most retroperitoneal tumors such as renal cell carcinoma have been associated with tumor thrombus extending into the renal vein, inferior vena cava (IVC), and heart. The retroperitoneal metastatic potential of testicular tumors is well known. We report here the first instance of a cardiac murmur pro...
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Published in | TheScientificWorld Vol. 5; pp. 1 - 4 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
United States
TheScientificWorldJOURNAL
01.01.2005
Hindawi Limited |
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Summary: | Most retroperitoneal tumors such as renal cell carcinoma have been associated with tumor thrombus extending into the renal vein, inferior vena cava (IVC), and heart. The retroperitoneal metastatic potential of testicular tumors is well known. We report here the first instance of a cardiac murmur prompting diagnosis of metastatic testicular neoplasia in an 18-year-old patient. Chemotherapy was delayed and after successful surgical resection of the ventricular mass, the patient recovered uneventfully. This case underscores the need to pursue abnormal cardiac exams in newly diagnosed testicular cancer patients. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 1537-744X 2356-6140 1537-744X |
DOI: | 10.1100/tsw.2005.3 |