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A 36 year-old man after tests for assessing male infertility was diagnosed with primary infertility, bilateral cryptorchidism, non-obstructive azoospermia and discontinuous splenogonadal fusion. Carcinoma in situ was found in his left testicle, which was intra-abdominal and associated with splenogonadal fusion. To our knowledge, this is the fourth case of splenogonadal fusion associated with testicular cancer reported. One should always bear in mind the possibility of this association for the left cryptorchid testicle.
Splenogonadal fusion and testicular cancer: case report and review of the literature
LopesRI, MedeirosMT, ArapMA, CocuzzaM, SrougiM, HallakJ. Splenogonadal fusion and testicular cancer: case report and review of the literature. Einstein (São Paulo) 2012;10(1):92-5. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082012000100019
Lopes,Roberto Iglesias; Medeiros,Mabel Tatty de; Arap,Marco Antônio; Cocuzza,Marcello; Srougi,Miguel; Hallak,Jorge. Splenogonadal fusion and testicular cancer: case report and review of the literature. Einstein (São Paulo), v. 10, n. 1, p. 92-95, Sep. 2012. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082012000100019
Lopes,R.I., Medeiros,M.T. , Arap,M.A., Cocuzza,M., Srougi,M., & Hallak,J. (2012). Splenogonadal fusion and testicular cancer: case report and review of the literature. Einstein (São Paulo),10(1), 92-95. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082012000100019
Lopes,Roberto Iglesias and Medeiros,Mabel Tatty de and Arap,Marco Antônio and Cocuzza,Marcello and Srougi,Miguel and Hallak,Jorge. Splenogonadal fusion and testicular cancer: case report and review of the literature. Einstein (São Paulo) [online]. 2012, vol. 10, n. 1, [cited 2025-09-05], pp.92-95. Available from: <https://journal.einstein.br/article/splenogonadal-fusion-and-testicular-cancer-case-report-and-review-of-the-literature/>. ISSN 1679-4508. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082012000100019