Association of Germ Cell Tumours of the Testis and Intrathoracic Sarcoid-Like Lesions

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for the diagnosis of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy in patients with extrathoracic malignancy: A study in a tuberculosis-endemic country

“…Many hypotheses exist such as immunological dysfunction related to cancer and sarcoidosis, a side effect of cancer therapy and "antigenic shedding" from the tumor leading to granuloma formation. [33,34] In a recent report, EBUS-TBNA identified non-caseating granuloma in 15/161 (9.3%) patients with intrathoracic lymphadenopathy and extrathoracic malignancy. [8] Also malignancies and the instituted therapies for their management seem to create the proper environment for either the reactivation of a latent TB infection or, more rarely, for the acquisition of a primary mycobacterial infection.…”

Sarcoidosis and testicular carcinoma

“…Forty‐five previous cases have been reported in the world literature. Twenty‐one of the patients presented with a diagnosis of testicular tumor before sarcoidosis,8‐19 8 had an antecedent diagnosis of sarcoidosis,16, 17, 19, 20 and 16 had concurrent diagnoses 16‐19, 21‐28…”

Bilateral pulmonary nodules after the successful treatment of a mediastinal seminoma

“…However, the association between germ tumor and sarcoidosis is slightly more frequent. 8 Although LCH has an unpredictable course and requires a close monitoring, the chest disease usually has a good evolution and sometimes it has a spontaneous healing. The first treatment step in smoking patients is to stop this habit.…”