Adenocarcinoma of rete testis. Role of inguinal orchiectomy plus retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.
Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis is diagnosed rarely. We describe the clinical and pathologic findings in a forty-seven-year-old man with this unusual tumor. Treatment modalities are reviewed emphasizing the role of radical orchiectomy and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection.
Burns
M W
MW
Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
Chandler
W L
WL
Krieger
J N
JN
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009919:Orchiectomy; D012152:Rete Testis; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*