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We hereby present a primary testicular seminoma in a 51-year-old gentleman, presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms. Sigmoidoscopy showed a large ulcero-infiltrative growth (7\u2009\u00d7\u20096\u2009\u00d7\u20093\u2005cm) in the cecum and proximal ascending colon. The growth was biopsied with a clinical suspicion of a primary colonic adenocarcinoma. The biopsy showed infiltration by a seminoma. A thorough clinicoradiological evaluation revealed right cryptorchidism in the patient. He later underwent right hemicolectomy which revealed an adherent remnant cryptorchid testis at ileocecal junction and colonic infiltration by seminoma. 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