Occult primary seminoma: eighteen-year delay in presentation.

Primary retroperitoneal seminoma is well documented. A case is reported in which a patient presented with a seminoma of testis eighteen years after removal of a retroperitoneal seminoma. Histologic appearance of the testis was identified to the original pathology, and it is proposed that this represents recurrence of an occult testicular seminoma.

Bacterial culture of the anterior urethra and its relationship to post-operative bacteriuria.

The role of the anterior urethral culture and its relationship to post-operative urine infection in patients undergoing transurethral surgery was studied in 43 consecutive patients. A significant relationship between the anterior urethral culture and subsequent urine infection in patients with a sterile pre-operative urine was noted (p less than 0.01).

Fournier's gangrene and urethral problems.

Fournier's classical description of infective genital gangrene has been frequently amplified. We present seven patients in whom the exact site of gangrene was related to the origin of the infection, either from the urethra or from the anorectum. A sixth case of diabetes presenting as Fournier's gangrene is described. The need for urological assessment in this condition is discussed.

Lymphocytic infiltration of the prostate.

Symptomatic presentation due to lymphocytic infiltration of the prostate is rare. Six patients are described in whom lymphocytic infiltration of the prostate was secondary to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, chronic lymphatic leukaemic, and myeloid leukaemia. The prostatic infiltration was sufficiently extensive to result in outflow tract obstruction.