Spermatic cord metastasis as an initial manifestation of non-small cell carcinoma of the lung.
Lung cancer is among the most common cancers which continue to be a major cause of death in the world and many present with distant metastasis in advanced stages precluding curative treatment. Herein, we report a 62-year-old male patient admitted to our hospital with complaint of a painful mass in his left inguinal region. Surprisingly, a chest radiograph revealed a mass in his left lung with ipsilateral pleural effusion. Thorough radiological and pathologic examinations he was confirmed to have a non-small cell lung cancer with only spermatic cord metastasis and unfortunately the patient died two weeks after admission.
Kaya
Cevdet
C
Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Istanbul, Turkey. drckaya@hotmail.com
Tanrikulu
Handan
H
Yilmaz
Gulhan
G
Aker
Fugen
F
Karaman
Muhammet Ihsan
MI
D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000473:pathology*; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*