Metastasis to the tunica vaginalis testis from a primary mucinous tumor of the cecum.
OBJECTIVE
We review the literature about secondary testicular tumors.


METHODS
We present the case of a patient with a metastatic mucus-secreting testicular tumor who presented in the emergency room with symptoms of acute scrotum 10 months after surgery for a mixed tumor of the cecum. This type of tumor is rare, and the treatment of choice is orchiectomy; nevertheless, the prognosis of such metastasis remains poor.


RESULTS
Because mucinous tumors can present late dissemination, long-term follow-up with assessment of the most common sites of metastasis is necessary. Our patient died 21 months after the initial diagnosis


CONCLUSIONS
Testicular metastases and mucus-secreting intestinal tumor metastases are rare. These tumors occur in patients older than 60 years of age and young men. As in the case of primary tumors, the treatment is orchiectomy.
Ruiz
Jesús Martínez
JM
Urology Department. Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Albacete. Albacete. Spain.
Sanchis
Carlos Martínez
CM
López
Pedro Carrión
PC
Navarro
Hector Pastor
HP
Moreno
María J Donate
MJ
Sánchez
Antonio S Salinas
AS
Tobarra
Manuel Atienzar
MA
Rodríguez
Julio A Virseda
JA
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult