Single testicular metastasis mimicking primary testicular neoplasm: a rare manifestation of prostate cancer.
The incidence of secondary testicular tumors ranges from 0.02 to 2.5% among autopsies in general. With the exception of leukemias and lymphomas, prostate cancer is the most common primary site. It is diagnosed in autopsies or incidentally, following therapeutic orchiectomies in more advanced stages of the disease. In the present report, we show a case of testicular metastasis derived from prostate neoplasm whose clinical presentation as a single metastasis was similar to a primary testicular neoplasm. The diagnosis was evidenced after orchiectomy by histological examination and immunohistochemical tests.
Jesus
Carlos M N
CM
Departments of Urology and Pathology, Botucatu Medicine School, Paulista State University, UNESP, Botucatu, Sao Paulo 18618-070, Brazil. marcio@fmb.unesp.br
Goldberg
Jose
J
Camargo
Joao L V
JL
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*