Primary carcinoid tumor of the testis: A rare case
Journal Title: Ege Tıp Dergisi - Year 2018, Vol 57, Issue 3
Abstract
Neuroendocrine tumors most commonly occur in the gastrointestinal tract, lungs and pancreas. Primary testicular neuroendocrine tumors are rare, constituting 0.23% of all testicular tumors. A 35-year-old man presented to urology department with a painless left scrotal mass. He had no history of trauma. Scrotal Doppler ultrasonography revealed a 2×1.5 cm, well-circumscribed, solid lesion. Tumor marker levels were normal and staging computed tomography demonstrated no evidence of metastasis. The patient subsequently underwent left radical orchiectomy. The orchiectomy material, grossly showed a 1.4x1.2 cm, well-circumscribed, yellow, solid mass. On histopathologic examination, primary testicular carcinoid tumors cannot be distinguished from well-differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma. The diagnosis of a primary testicular carcinoid tumor was made after ruling out an extratesticular neuroendocrine tumor using clinical and radiological data. This rare case is presented with clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical features.
Authors and Affiliations
Gülruh Büberal, Banu SARSIK, Adnan Şimşir, Sadık TAMSEL, Sait Şen
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