Pulmonary Embolism as the Initial Presentation of Testicular Carcinoma
Joint Authors
Akpolat, Nusret
Berber, Ilhami
Erkurt, Mehmet Ali
Koroglu, Reyhan
Ediz, Caner
Bentli, Recep
Kırıcı Berber, Nurcan
Unlu, Serkan
Ulutas, Ozkan
Koroglu, Mustafa
Nizam, Ilknur
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
The risk of pulmonary embolism is well recognized as showing an increase in oncological patients.
We report a case presenting with pulmonary embolism initially, which was then diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Clinical Presentation and Intervention.
A 25-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with a complaint of dyspnoea.
Thoracic tomography, lung ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy, and an increased D-dimer level revealed pulmonary embolism.
For the aetiology of pulmonary embolism, a left orchiectomy was performed and the patient was diagnosed with a germinal cell tumour of the testicle.
Conclusion.
In this paper, we present a patient for whom pulmonary embolism was the initial presentation, and a germinal cell tumour was diagnosed later during the search for the aetiology.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Berber, Ilhami& Bentli, Recep& Erkurt, Mehmet Ali& Ulutas, Ozkan& Ediz, Caner& Nizam, Ilknur…[et al.]. 2013. Pulmonary Embolism as the Initial Presentation of Testicular Carcinoma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Berber, Ilhami…[et al.]. Pulmonary Embolism as the Initial Presentation of Testicular Carcinoma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Berber, Ilhami& Bentli, Recep& Erkurt, Mehmet Ali& Ulutas, Ozkan& Ediz, Caner& Nizam, Ilknur…[et al.]. Pulmonary Embolism as the Initial Presentation of Testicular Carcinoma. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458655