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Testicular metastasis from carcinoma of prostate: report of two cases

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases volume 10, pages 202–204 (2007)Cite this article

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Despite the high incidence of prostatic adenocarcinoma and its ability for wide dissemination, metastatic involvement of testis is rather uncommon. We report two cases (aged 76 and 55 years, respectively), where unilateral testicular metastasis was incidentally discovered after bilateral orchiectomy following detection of adenocarcinoma prostate in six-quadrant trucut specimen. Both patients had obstructive voiding symptoms, hard nodular prostate on direct rectal examination and raised serum prostate-specific antigen levels, without associated systemic or testicular symptoms. Extensive evaluation excluded any other possible primary, although axial skeletal metastasis was detected on radionucleotide bone scans, in the first case. These cases highlight the need for proper evaluation of testes and para-testicular structures, for accurate staging of these tumors and to exclude any possible metastasis.

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    P Deb & Y Chander

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Deb, P., Chander, Y. & Rai, R. Testicular metastasis from carcinoma of prostate: report of two cases. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 10, 202–204 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.pcan.4500942

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