Case Report
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World J Clin Urol. Mar 24, 2017; 6(1): 27-29
Published online Mar 24, 2017. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v6.i1.27
Classical seminoma in a 92-year-old patient
Catharine Denning, Li June Tay, James Carton, Kaka Hama Attar
Catharine Denning, Li June Tay, James Carton, Kaka Hama Attar, Department of Urology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
Author contributions: The manuscript is original work of all authors; all authors made a significant contribution to this study; all authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript; the principal author of this report is Denning C; Denning C also collected the majority of patient information and data; Tay LJ helped collect data and reviewed the writing of this case report; Carton J provided his expert histopathological opinion on this case and provided specimen histopathology slide pictures; Attar KH was the consultant in charge of this patient’s case; he provided his expert opinion and was the over-all reviewer and consultant in the writing of this report.
Institutional review board statement: Chelsea and Westminster Review Board.
Informed consent statement: N/A, patient deceased with no next of kin.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The manuscript is being submitted by me, Dr. Catharine Denning on behalf of all the authors. This manuscript has not been submitted for publication; it has not been accepted for publication and has not been published in any other journal. There is no conflict of interest from any author, including but not limited to commercial, personal, political, intellectual, or religious interests.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Catharine Denning, Department of Urology, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom. drcdenning@gmail.com
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Received: August 17, 2016
Peer-review started: August 18, 2016
First decision: September 6, 2016
Revised: December 8, 2016
Accepted: December 27, 2016
Article in press: December 29, 2016
Published online: March 24, 2017
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Core Tip

Core tip: This is the first case in the literature which describes the occurrence of such a tumour in patients over the age of 90 and should raise the index of suspicion for malignant testicular tumours in elderly patients where infectious causes of testicular swellings are by far the most common.