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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Embryonal carcinoma presenting as a calcified solitary testicular mass on ultrasound
  1. Daniel Gerber1,
  2. Henry Collier Wright1,
  3. Rachael D Sussman1,
  4. Lambros Stamatakis2
  1. 1Department of Urology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, USA
  2. 2Department of Urology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, USA
  1. Correspondence to Daniel Gerber, gerber.danielc{at}gmail.com

Summary

A 24-year-old man presented with a 2-week history of a painless right testicular mass; ultrasound demonstrated a dense, solitary calcified mass. The patient elected observation after further workup showed no evidence of metastasis.

A repeat ultrasound 3 months later showed interval growth and the patient underwent right radical orchiectomy. Pathology was consistent with pure embryonal carcinoma of the testis. Calcified testicular masses are typically benign but do carry a differential of spermatic granuloma, large-cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumour, trauma, tuberculosis, filariasis, calcified Leydig cell tumour and burned-out testicular tumour.

To our knowledge, this is the first case report of pure embryonal carcinoma presenting as a solitary calcified testicular mass.

  • radiology (diagnostics)
  • urinary and genital tract disorders
  • urological cancer

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-220081

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors DG and HCW: involved in the care of this patient, planned and drafted the initial manuscript, analysed and interpreted data, and approved the final manuscript as submitted. RDS and LS: involved in the care of this patient, planned the initial manuscript and revised it critically, analysed and interpreted data, and approved the final manuscript as submitted.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.