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Blunt testicular trauma results in rupture of mixed germ cell tumor
Division of Urology, Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Stanley Zaslau, Division
of Urology, Department of Surgery, Robert C. Byrd Health
Science Center, West Virginia University, PO Box 9251,
Morgantown, WV 26505-9238 USA
Canadian Journal of Urology 2009, 16(6), 4955-4957.
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It is extremely rare that a documented case of blunt trauma results in rupture of a testicular tumor. We present the case of a 24-year-old man who was crushed by a tree who developed spontaneous testicular rupture. At surgical exploration, he was found to ultimately have a mixed germ cell tumor of the testicle. This case illustrates the importance of physical examination, patient clinical history, and scrotal ultrasound in the management of scrotal trauma. In this instance, the testicular mass ruptured and lead to signifi cant testicular hemorrhage.Keywords
testicular rupture, mixed germ cell tumor, testicular trauma
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Luchey, A., Rogers, A., Saunders, S.E., Williams, H.J., Fooks, H.J. et al. (2009). Blunt testicular trauma results in rupture of mixed germ cell tumor. Canadian Journal of Urology, 16(6), 4955–4957.
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Luchey A, Rogers A, Saunders SE, Williams HJ, Fooks HJ, Zaslau S. Blunt testicular trauma results in rupture of mixed germ cell tumor. Can J Urology. 2009;16(6):4955–4957.
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A. Luchey, A. Rogers, S.E. Saunders, H.J. Williams, H.J. Fooks, and S. Zaslau, “Blunt testicular trauma results in rupture of mixed germ cell tumor,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 4955–4957, 2009.
Copyright © 2009 The Canadian Journal of Urology.
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