Testicular and testicular adnexa tumors in the elderly

Anticancer Drugs. 2013 Mar;24(3):228-36. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0b013e32835a3598.

Abstract

Neoplasms in the testis and in the testicular adnexa of elderly patients are completely different from those observed in younger patients. Indeed, although conventional seminomas and nonseminomas are mainly observed in the age range of 20-45 years, spermatocytic seminoma, malignant Leydig tumors, and lymphomas in the testis and sarcomas in the paratesticular region are encountered in individuals older than 60 years of age. Here, we discuss the testis and paratesticular region neoplasm more commonly diagnosed in elderly men.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Humans
  • Leiomyosarcoma / epidemiology
  • Leiomyosarcoma / pathology
  • Leiomyosarcoma / therapy
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / epidemiology
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / pathology
  • Leydig Cell Tumor / therapy
  • Lymphoma / epidemiology
  • Lymphoma / pathology
  • Lymphoma / therapy
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Sarcoma / epidemiology
  • Sarcoma / pathology
  • Sarcoma / therapy
  • Seminoma / epidemiology
  • Seminoma / pathology
  • Testicular Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Testicular Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Testicular Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Testis / pathology