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Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 1998 December;50(4):267-9

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language: Italian

Varicocele syndrome as a first clinical symptom of retroperitoneal primitive tumor

Signori G. B. ¹, Martino F. ¹, Monticelli L. ¹, Mangiarini M. G. ², Chioda C. ²

¹ Ospedale «M. Mellini» - Chiari (Brescia), Divisione Urologia; ² Ospedale «M. Mellini» - Chiari (Brescia), Servizio Anatomia Patologica

The retroperitoneal primitive tumors are rare and the majority are malignant. Frequently the preoperative diagnosis is difficult because they show many clinical symptoms depending on the organs involved. A case of primitive retroperitoneal tumor with left varicocele syndrome as a first clinical manifestation is described.