Radford P J, Greatorex R A
Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Br J Clin Pract. 1992 Autumn;46(3):209.
Testicular maldescent is known to be associated with later development of malignancy. The maldescended testis is prone to other complications--in particular, torsion. We report an unusual coincidence of both malignancy and torsion of an intra-abdominal testis which closely simulated a ruptured appendix abscess. This case demonstrates that an intra-abdominal testis can develop acute life-threatening complications which should be considered in any patient with acute abdominal symptoms who has an 'absent' testis.
睾丸未降被认为与后期发生恶性肿瘤有关。未降的睾丸容易出现其他并发症，尤其是扭转。我们报告了一例腹腔内睾丸同时发生恶性肿瘤和扭转的罕见巧合，其表现酷似阑尾脓肿破裂。该病例表明，腹腔内睾丸可发生危及生命的急性并发症，对于任何有急性腹部症状且睾丸“缺失”的患者都应考虑到这一点。
