Rare secondary carcinoma from colon to testis. Review of literature and report of a new case.
A 65 year old man who underwent a right hemicolectomy for mucus secreting adenocarcinoma of the caecum in 1986 developed a secondary localisation in the right testis one year later. A review of the international literature shows only 14 previously described cases of spread of a colonic tumour into the testis. The Authors discuss the possible mechanisms of this form of dissemination.
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D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*