Testicular and paratesticular tumours at the University of the West Indies

ABSTRACT

A review of tumours of the testis and paratesticular region at the University Hospital of the West Indies over a 30-year period revealed 14 of the former and 22 of the latter. The testicular tumours were all malignant, with 50 per cent of them being germ-cell neoplasms. Seventeen of the 22 paratesticular tumours, (77.3 percent) were benign. The histological types, racial incidence and possible aetiological factors are discussed and compared with the findings of other series (AU)