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ArticleCureus2021

Synchronous Bilateral Primary Testicular Tumors With Discordant Histopathology.

Louisa Liu, Crystal Wang, Sameer Shah, Dina Saba, Neil Dudheker, Mary D Le, Vishal Ranpura

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Louisa LiuInternal Medicine, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, USA.
Crystal WangHematology and Oncology, Baylor University, Waco, USA.
Sameer ShahHematology and Oncology, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, USA.
Dina SabaHematology and Oncology, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, USA.
Neil DudhekerHematology and Oncology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA.
Mary D LePathology, Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center, Riverside, USA.
Vishal RanpuraHematology and Oncology, Suburban Hematology Oncology, Lawrenceville, USA.
University of California, Riverside · USBaylor University · USKaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center · USUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concomitant presentation of histologically distinct bilateral testicular tumors is exceedingly rare. Here we report the case of a 20-year-old male who presented with a left testicular mass. He was found to have bilateral testicular masses on ultrasound and underwent bilateral orchiectomy. Left testicular pathology revealed a mixed germ cell tumor consisting of teratoma, seminoma, and germ cell neoplasia in situ; right testicular pathology revealed two foci of pure seminomas. He is currently on active surveillance and remains in remission at 18-month follow-up. Our case demonstrates the rare occurrence of bilateral primary synchronous testicular tumors with different histopathology in each testis. Despite the rarity of this condition, its treatment is based on standard management of unilateral testicular carcinoma, with the added element of prioritization of one tumor over the other. It is important for clinicians to tailor management for bilateral testicular germ cell tumors according to the most aggressive component.

Indexed as

bilateral primary synchronous tumorsbilateral testicular massesdiscordant histopathologytesticular cancertesticular germ cell tumors

Identifiers

PMID35103193
PMCPMC8782597
OpenAlexW4200570787

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