title: Primary adenocarcinoma of the rete testis: improved staging accuracy with CT-PET.
abstract: A case of adenocarcinoma of the rete testis in a 54-year-old man is presented. Most such patients harbor metastatic disease, even in clinically localized presentations. CT-PET may provide improved diagnostic sensitivity over conventional CT in this setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96859-5000, USA. john.e.musser@us.army.mil
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Musser
authors.forename: Alexander J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ernest
authors.forename: Gregory P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Thibault
authors.forename: Leah P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: McMann
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed