Epididymal metastases as the first sign of a colon cancer recurrence.
Metastastic tumours involving the epididymis are rare and most often found in patients with disseminated disease. It is even more unusual when the metastasis of the epididymis is the first sign of tumour recurrence. We report a case of an asymptomatic recurrent colon carcinoma presenting as metastasis in the epididymis. Although metastatic cancer presenting as an intra-scrotal mass is extremely rare, it should be considered as a possibility in patients who present with a mass involving the testicle or epididymis.
Moreno Antón
Fernando
F
Departamento de Oncología, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. laventi2002@yahoo.es
Sastre Valera
Javier
J
Loboff de León
Belén
B
López-Tarruella
Sara
S
Ortega Medina
Luis
L
Díaz-Rubio
Eduardo
E
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D004822:Epididymis / Q000473:pathology*; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D011859:Radiography; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*