Two Cases of Primary Testicular Lymphoma Presenting with Direct Spread along the Spermatic Cord and Gonadal Vessels. (18th June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ellatif, Mostafa; Kumar, Raekha; Weller, Alexander; Katz, David; Vrentzou, Eirini
• Other Names: Yalcin Suayib Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in radiology. Volume 2019(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-06-18
• Subjects: Radiology -- Periodicals; Radiology -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Medical radiology -- Periodicals; Radiology; Radiology; Medical radiology; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Case studies; Periodicals; 616.0757
• DOI: 10.1155/2019/5953618
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6862

Abstract

Abstract : Primary testicular lymphoma is a rare testicular neoplasm that mainly affects elderly patients, with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) being a known risk factor in the younger population. Approximately 20% of patients will have disseminated disease with extra-nodal involvement at clinical presentation. Rarely, direct spread along the spermatic cord and gonadal vessels can occur and has been described in the literature. We present two cases of this phenomenon where the primary testicular tumour has spread along the gonadal vein to its origin at the inferior vena cava.