Testicular pure seminoma in a septuagenarian with a left-ventricular assist device

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作者
Gaines, Jacob [1 ]
Saunders, Paul [2 ]
Kaleya, Ron [2 ]
Azar, Omar [3 ]
Schulman, Ariel [2 ]
机构
[1] SUNY Downstate Hlth Sci Univ, Coll Med, Brooklyn, NY 11203 USA
[2] Maimonides Hosp, Dept Surg, Brooklyn, NY 11219 USA
[3] Maimonides Hosp, Dept Pathol, Brooklyn, NY 11219 USA
来源
UROLOGY CASE REPORTS | 2021年 / 38卷
关键词
Left ventricular assist device; Elderly; Seminoma; Germ cell tumor;
D O I
10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101653
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is an implanted mechanical pump that supports circulatory function for patients with advanced heart failure. LVAD survival has continuously improved over the last decade with an increasing number of patients requiring non-cardiac surgeries. We discuss a 77-year-old, LVAD-dependent male with an enlarging, indurated right testicular mass. Radical inguinal orchiectomy confirmed pure seminoma. The case highlights perioperative considerations in this unique cohort of patients.
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