Polythelia and Testicular Cancer
Authors: JAMES J. GOEDERT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1984)

Brief Reports1 November 1984Polythelia and Testicular CancerJAMES J. GOEDERT, M.D., ELISABETH A. McKEEN, M.D., NASSER JAVADPOUR, M.D., ROBERT F. OZOLS, M.D., LINDA M. POTTERN, M.P.H., JOSEPH F. FRAUMENI Jr, M.D.JAMES J. GOEDERT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ELISABETH A. McKEEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, NASSER JAVADPOUR, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT F. OZOLS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LINDA M. POTTERN, M.P.H.Search for more papers by this author, JOSEPH F. FRAUMENI Jr, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-101-5-646 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a recent survey of patients with renal adenocarcinoma, we found an increased occurrence of polythelia (supernumerary nipples), often accompanied by other anomalies (1). Because one patient had both renal cancer and testicular seminoma, we undertook a study to evaluate the frequency of polythelia among patients with testicular cancer.From 1976 to 1981, 151 patients who were diagnosed between 18 and 40 years of age as having testicular cancer were seen at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). All 127 English-speaking men not known to have died by June 1981 were recruited for a standardized questionnaire and physical examination, with...References1. GOEDERTMCKEENFRAUMENI JEJ. Polymastia and renal adenocarcinoma. Ann Intern Med. 1981;95:182-4. LinkGoogle Scholar2. JOHNSON M. Skin Conditions and Related Need for Medical Care Among Persons 1-74 Years, United States, 1971-1974. Bethesda, Maryland: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; 1979. (Vital and Health Statistics: series 11, Data from the National Health Survey; no. 212). DHEW publication no. (PHS) 79-1660. Google Scholar3. ROTHMANBOICE KJ. 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