Lymphovenous shunting in a case of retroperitoneal seminoma.

: Lymphovenous shunting in a patient presenting with a metastatic retroperitoneal seminoma is reported. Its aetiology as well as the prognostic value are discussed. A search of the literature has been made and the various theories offered to explain such a phenomonen have been evaluated, in an attempt to corelate them with the findings in our case.