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A case of carcinoid tumour of testis

Karthikeyan M .

Abstract


Testicular cancers account for around 1-1.5 percent of male neoplasms. A vast majority are germ cell tumours (more than 90 percent) followed by lymphomas (around 5 percent) and interstitial tumours (around 2 percent). Carcinoid tumour of the testis is a rare tumour accounting for less than 1 percent of all testicular tumours. It is usually confined to the testis. Fewer than 100 cases have been reported in the literature.

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