Testicular cancer is a rare disease in adolescents but is the leading cause of solid cancer in 15- to 30-year-old men.
We report a clinical case of a 16-year-old who presented to the pediatric emergency unit with a testicular mass that had been enlarging for several months and the diagnosis turned out to be multimetastatic testicular cancer. However, early diagnosis largely determines the prognosis of this disease. A literature review enabled us to update the prognostic factors, the reasons for diagnostic delay, and current screening practices for this disease. There are currently no formal guidelines in France.
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Mauger P, Vic P, Le Guilchet T, Modruz N. Are you the author?
Service de pédiatrie, CHI de Cornouaille, 17, avenue Yves-Thépot, 29107 Quimper cedex, France; Service d'imagerie médicale, CHI de Cornouaille, 17, avenue Yves-Thépot, 29107 Quimper cedex, France; Service d'urologie, CHI de Cornouaille, 17, avenue Yves-Thépot, 29107 Quimper cedex, France.
Reference: Arch Pediatr. 2014 Nov 15. pii: S0929-693X(14)00516-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2014.11.007
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 25500067
Article in French.