Metastases from testicular carcinoma Study of 78 autopsied cases

Johnson, Douglas E.; Appelt, G.; Samuels, Melvin L.; Luna, Mario A.

doi:10.1016/0090-4295(76)90374-5

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“…Isotope bone scans, computerized tomography (CT) and, most recently, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have provided much more sensitive means for diagnosing bone involvement than plain radiographs. Johnson et al (1976) reported an autopsy series of testicular GCT where 47% of bony metastases were seen among seminoma patients, significantly more than in all other histologic subtypes. Bredael et al (1982) showed similar results in another postmortem series.…”

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Bone disease in testicular and extragonadal germ cell tumours

Hitchins

Philip²,

Wignall³

et al. 1988

Br J Cancer

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Summary Of 297 patients with metastatic testicular and extragonadal germ cell tumours (GCT), bone involvement was detected clinically in 3% (7/251) of those at first presentation and in 9% (4/46) of relapsed cases. This difference was not statistically significant (95% confidence limits -2%; +14%). Concurrent systemic metastases, commonly involving lung (7/11 cases) and para-aortic lymph nodes (6/11), were present in all patients with bone disease. All affected patients had localized bone pain and lumbar spine was the most frequent site involved (9/11). Spinal cord compression occurred in two patients while a third developed progressive vertebral collapse after chemotherapy and required extensive surgical reconstruction. At median follow-up of 4 years, survival among patients presenting with bone disease (6/7) was similar to overall survival in the whole group (84%) and appeared better than in those with liver (18/26, 69%) or central nervous system (6/9) metastases at presentation.Back pain in metastatic germ cell tumours is often due to retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy but lumbar spine osseus metastases must be recognized early if severe potential complications, such as spinal cord compression, are to be avoided. In this series, bone metastases were not seen in the absence of widespread systemic disease suggesting all solitary bony lesions in GCT patients should be biopsied.Bone is an uncommon site for metastases from testicular and extragonadal germ cell tumours (GCT) (Pugh, 1982). The large study of Dixon & Moore (1953) described metastases seen in 1,000 testicular GCT affecting United States servicemen to January 1948. Autopsy-proven bony metastases were seen in 21% of GCT containing mainly embryonal carcinoma and 36% of those with predominant teratoma but not in other histologic types. Bones of the trunk were involved most commonly. Mostofi (1973) reported 6,000 testicular tumours on the American Registry of Pathology over 25 years and noted a similar distribution of osseus metastases. These pathologic series largely predated the considerable recent advances in treatment of GCT and in methods for demonstrating bone metastases radiologically during life. With optimal radiotherapeutic techniques in seminoma, very high overall cure rates have been possible for over 20 years (Ball et al., 1982;Duncan & Munro, 1987;Hay et al., 1984). Isotope bone scans, computerized tomography (CT) and, most recently, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have provided much more sensitive means for diagnosing bone involvement than plain radiographs.Johnson et al. (1976) reported an autopsy series of testicular GCT where 47% of bony metastases were seen among seminoma patients, significantly more than in all other histologic subtypes. Bredael et al. (1982) showed similar results in another postmortem series. This apparent change in metastatic pattern from the older series may reflect radiotherapy-induced modification of seminoma natural history with retroperitoneal disease controlled but late recurrence occurring in other sites, incl...

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Bone disease in testicular and extragonadal germ cell tumours

Hitchins

Philip²,

Wignall³

et al. 1988

Br J Cancer

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“…In relation to the affinity for GI tract among different histological types of GCT, it is well-known that seminoma, the one diagnosed in our patient, has a lower GI metastasis rate than non-seminomatous tumors (1)(2)(3)5). Because of that, there are actually few cases in literature reporting involvement of duodenum due to metastatic seminoma (7,8).…”

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“…Involvement of gastrointestinal (GI) tract in patients presenting such malignancies is due to three patterns: Infiltration from affected retroperitoneal lymph nodes or, less frequently, by peritoneal seeding and direct hematogenous metastatic spread (2,3). Its usual symptoms are bowel obstruction and digestive bleeding (2,3).…”

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Duodenal involvement by seminomatous tumors

et al. 2015

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“…Even in postmortem evaluations, GI metastasis of seminoma has rarely been reported. Johnson et al, [22] reported GI metastasis in only two of 21 metastatic germ cell tumors in autopsy studies. Another autopsy study, by Chait et al [23], did not demonstrate GI events of germ cell tumors.…”

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Seminoma presented with acute abdomen due to ileum perforation

et al. 2010

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AbstractGerm cell tumors presenting with an acute abdomen are not common. We present a case of seminoma with ileum perforation, which presented in a 48-year-old man. who had been admitted to hospital with a right lower abdominal palpable mass measuring approximately 16 cm. Before an exploratory laparotomy was performed, acute abdomen with signs of hollow viscus perforation had occurred. An ileum perforation was detected and a right hemicolectomy and ileal resection were performed. The pathological examination showed a classic seminoma of undescended testis. In conclusion, this case is interesting with respect to its clinical picture of acute abdomen due to ileal perforation. The possibility of a germ cell tumor should always be kept in mind in male patients with acute abdomen.

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Metastases from testicular carcinoma Study of 78 autopsied cases

Cited by 187 publications

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Bone disease in testicular and extragonadal germ cell tumours

Bone disease in testicular and extragonadal germ cell tumours

Duodenal involvement by seminomatous tumors

Seminoma presented with acute abdomen due to ileum perforation

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