Testicular metastasis from gastric carcinoma.
Secondary neoplasms of the testis have been reported with an incidence of 0.02% to 2.5% on autopsy. Other than leukemias and lymphomas, the most common sites from which metastases occur are the lung and prostate gland. We report the case of a 58-year-old patient, recently diagnosed with gastric carcinoma, who presented with swelling and discomfort of the left testis. An ultrasound scan of the scrotum suggested a malignant mass. Orchiectomy was performed, and the subsequent pathologic examination revealed the mass to be a gastric carcinoma metastasis that appeared to mimic a testicular primary clinically.
Qazi
Hasan A R
HA
Department of Urology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Manikandan
Ramaswamy
R
Foster
Christopher S
CS
Fordham
Mark V
MV
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009919:Orchiectomy; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography