title: Testicular metastases from prostate carcinoma.
abstract: Metastasis of prostate carcinoma to the testis is seldom reported. The tumour may spread from the prostatic urethra by retrograde venous extension, arterial embolism or through direct invasion into the lymphatics and lumen of the vas deferens. Clinical manifestations of secondary testicular tumours from the prostate are most often unsuspected clinically and are instead detected incidentally during orchidectomy. Less frequently, a palpable mass is detected, which may be confused with a primary testicular neoplasm. We report a case of a 66-year-old patient with adenocarcinoma of the prostate, and a left testicular tumour that was diagnosed as metastases from prostate carcinoma after radical orchidectomy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia-Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Diponegoro No 71, Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia. harrinaerlianti@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Harrina Erlianti
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Rahardjo
authors.forename: Rainy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Umbas
authors.forename: Himawan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sutisna
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy