Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 350-354, July 2010

Sarcoidosis and testicular cancer: A case series and literature review

Department of Oncology, Royal Free Campus, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom

Received 4 September 2008; received in revised form 24 September 2008; accepted 25 September 2008. published online 15 December 2008.

Abstract 

The coincidence of testicular carcinoma and sarcoidosis can result in diagnostic errors and inappropriate treatment unless patients are appropriately investigated. We report 3 such cases; 1 in which sarcoidosis preceded the diagnosis, 1 of coincident diagnoses, and 1 in which the sarcoidosis was diagnosed after testicular carcinoma. We review the investigations that can be used to resolve diagnostic uncertainty and the evidence for an association between the 2 diseases.

Keywords: Testicular cancer, Malignancy, Sarcoidosis, Sarcoid reaction, PET scan, Germ cell tumor

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PII: S1078-1439(08)00247-0

doi:10.1016/j.urolonc.2008.09.029

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
Volume 28, Issue 4 , Pages 350-354, July 2010

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