Cardiac Murmur Prompting Diagnosis of Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Neoplasia in an 18-Year-Old Patient

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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Main Authors: Steve Y. Chung, Benjamin Davies, Sheldon Bastacky, Dilip Gupta, Charles R. Pound
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2005-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2005.3
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spelling doaj-1201bf560892438c9fdba3b796cac81d2020-11-24T21:25:45ZengHindawi LimitedThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2005-01-0151410.1100/tsw.2005.3Cardiac Murmur Prompting Diagnosis of Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Neoplasia in an 18-Year-Old PatientSteve Y. Chung0Benjamin Davies1Sheldon Bastacky2Dilip Gupta3Charles R. Pound4Minimally Invasive Urology Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USADepartment of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USADepartment of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USADepartment of Urology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USAMost 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2005.3
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Benjamin Davies
Sheldon Bastacky
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Charles R. Pound
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Benjamin Davies
Sheldon Bastacky
Dilip Gupta
Charles R. Pound
Cardiac Murmur Prompting Diagnosis of Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Neoplasia in an 18-Year-Old Patient
The Scientific World Journal
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Charles R. Pound
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title Cardiac Murmur Prompting Diagnosis of Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Neoplasia in an 18-Year-Old Patient
title_short Cardiac Murmur Prompting Diagnosis of Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Neoplasia in an 18-Year-Old Patient
title_full Cardiac Murmur Prompting Diagnosis of Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Neoplasia in an 18-Year-Old Patient
title_fullStr Cardiac Murmur Prompting Diagnosis of Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Neoplasia in an 18-Year-Old Patient
title_full_unstemmed Cardiac Murmur Prompting Diagnosis of Metastatic Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Neoplasia in an 18-Year-Old Patient
title_sort cardiac murmur prompting diagnosis of metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell testicular neoplasia in an 18-year-old patient
publisher Hindawi Limited
series The Scientific World Journal
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publishDate 2005-01-01
description 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.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2005.3
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