Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Presenting to the Emergency Department

The authors report on a case of a patient who presented to the emergency department (ED) and was ultimately diagnosed with stage IV testicular non-seminomatous germ cell tumor. The patient was cachectic with a tumor on the neck, abdomen, and scrotum. Germ cell tumors (GCTs) exhibit characteristic sy...

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Autores principales: Rubero, Jose, Lee, Jenny, Solomon, Matthew, Wu, Jesse C, Ganti, Latha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33585107
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12618
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description The authors report on a case of a patient who presented to the emergency department (ED) and was ultimately diagnosed with stage IV testicular non-seminomatous germ cell tumor. The patient was cachectic with a tumor on the neck, abdomen, and scrotum. Germ cell tumors (GCTs) exhibit characteristic symptoms at different points in development. Appropriate treatment can cure most GCTs. While cancer may not be thought of as an ED diagnosis, it can often be the place where patients first present, even when advanced. Recognizing it is important for prompt treatment.
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spelling pubmed-78724842021-02-11 Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Presenting to the Emergency Department Rubero, Jose Lee, Jenny Solomon, Matthew Wu, Jesse C Ganti, Latha Cureus Emergency Medicine The authors report on a case of a patient who presented to the emergency department (ED) and was ultimately diagnosed with stage IV testicular non-seminomatous germ cell tumor. The patient was cachectic with a tumor on the neck, abdomen, and scrotum. Germ cell tumors (GCTs) exhibit characteristic symptoms at different points in development. Appropriate treatment can cure most GCTs. While cancer may not be thought of as an ED diagnosis, it can often be the place where patients first present, even when advanced. Recognizing it is important for prompt treatment. Cureus 2021-01-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7872484/ /pubmed/33585107 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12618 Text en Copyright © 2021, Rubero et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Rubero, Jose
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Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Presenting to the Emergency Department
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title_short Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Presenting to the Emergency Department
title_sort testicular germ cell tumor presenting to the emergency department
topic Emergency Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872484/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33585107
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12618
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