Unusual Presentation of a Left Testicular Carcinoid
Testicular carcinoid generally presents either with a palpable (painful or painless) or rarely a nonpalpable mass (when it is diagnosed incidentally on scrotal imaging) of the involved testis. An ipsilateral testicular carcinoid presenting exclusively with contralateral testicular symptoms has never...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Karger Publishers
2012-01-01
|
Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/336160 |
id |
doaj-bcfc0a738b3f4917966371bce806352d |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-bcfc0a738b3f4917966371bce806352d2020-11-24T22:30:32ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Oncology1662-65752012-01-0151434610.1159/000336160336160Unusual Presentation of a Left Testicular CarcinoidAmruth R. PallaThomas HoganSindhu SinghTesticular carcinoid generally presents either with a palpable (painful or painless) or rarely a nonpalpable mass (when it is diagnosed incidentally on scrotal imaging) of the involved testis. An ipsilateral testicular carcinoid presenting exclusively with contralateral testicular symptoms has never been described in the literature to date. We report a case of nonpalpable left testicular carcinoid diagnosed incidentally on a sonogram done for right testicular pain and swelling, with conspicuous absence of left testicular symptoms. This case highlights the importance of recognizing such an atypical presentation of testicular carcinoid.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/336160Neuroendocrine tumorsTesticular carcinoid |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Amruth R. Palla Thomas Hogan Sindhu Singh |
spellingShingle |
Amruth R. Palla Thomas Hogan Sindhu Singh Unusual Presentation of a Left Testicular Carcinoid Case Reports in Oncology Neuroendocrine tumors Testicular carcinoid |
author_facet |
Amruth R. Palla Thomas Hogan Sindhu Singh |
author_sort |
Amruth R. Palla |
title |
Unusual Presentation of a Left Testicular Carcinoid |
title_short |
Unusual Presentation of a Left Testicular Carcinoid |
title_full |
Unusual Presentation of a Left Testicular Carcinoid |
title_fullStr |
Unusual Presentation of a Left Testicular Carcinoid |
title_full_unstemmed |
Unusual Presentation of a Left Testicular Carcinoid |
title_sort |
unusual presentation of a left testicular carcinoid |
publisher |
Karger Publishers |
series |
Case Reports in Oncology |
issn |
1662-6575 |
publishDate |
2012-01-01 |
description |
Testicular carcinoid generally presents either with a palpable (painful or painless) or rarely a nonpalpable mass (when it is diagnosed incidentally on scrotal imaging) of the involved testis. An ipsilateral testicular carcinoid presenting exclusively with contralateral testicular symptoms has never been described in the literature to date. We report a case of nonpalpable left testicular carcinoid diagnosed incidentally on a sonogram done for right testicular pain and swelling, with conspicuous absence of left testicular symptoms. This case highlights the importance of recognizing such an atypical presentation of testicular carcinoid. |
topic |
Neuroendocrine tumors Testicular carcinoid |
url |
http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/336160 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT amruthrpalla unusualpresentationofalefttesticularcarcinoid AT thomashogan unusualpresentationofalefttesticularcarcinoid AT sindhusingh unusualpresentationofalefttesticularcarcinoid |
_version_ |
1725740427373445120 |