title: Metastatic testicular carcinoma from the colon with clinical, immunophenotypical, and molecular characterization: report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of testicular metastasis from a colonic adenocarcinoma. The presentation of testicular metastasis, diagnosis, management, and possible modes of spread are reported. In addition to conventional investigations and histopathologic techniques, a molecular study of the testicular metastasis and colon primary, using microsatellite analysis, was performed to confirm the primary origin. Its potential uses are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, National University Hospital of Singapore, Singapore. hoyee2@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Tiong
authors.forename: C Y C
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Kew
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salto-Tellez
authors.forename: A F P K
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Leong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000556:secondary*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D010641:Phenotype; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000556:secondary*