Metastatic cancer to the testes: a report of 20 cases and review of the literature.
Metastatic carcinoma to the testis is an extremely rare but interesting phenomenon. A variety of neoplasms have been reported to involve the testis metastatically. We report our experience with 20 cases of unilateral and bilateral testicular metastases during an 11-year period and review the relevant literature.
Patel
S R
SR
Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
Richardson
R L
RL
Kvols
L
L
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000556:secondary; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000556:secondary; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery