A Rare Case of Post-pubertal Pure Yolk-sac Tumour Incidentally Diagnosed after Surgical Intervention for Fournier's Gangrene


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AŞCI A., HABERAL H. B., Amini F., Ozdemir D. A., GÜDELOĞLU A.

JCPSP-JOURNAL OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PAKISTAN, cilt.32, sa.8, ss.1073-1075, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.29271/jcpsp.2022.08.1073
  • Dergi Adı: JCPSP-JOURNAL OF THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS PAKISTAN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1073-1075
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Fournier?s gangrene, Yolk sac tumour, Testicular neoplasm, TESTIS, ADULT
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The testicular tumour is the most common solid malignancy in males between the ages of 15 and 35 years. Testicular tumours most commonly present with a painless testicular mass. Fournier???s gangrene is necrotising fasciitis of the genital, perineal, and perianal region characterized by the microvascular thrombosis and skin necrosis, and is most commonly seen in elderly males with the comorbid conditions. To the best of our knowledge, there is no published case of testicular tumour presenting as Fournier???s gangrene. Herein, we report a case of a young adult male, otherwise healthy, who presented to the emergency room with Fournier???s gangrene and was found to have a metastatic post-pubertal pure yolk-sac tumour of the testis which is extremely rare in the adults.