Medical & Surgical Urology
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ISSN: 2168-9857
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ISSN: 2168-9857
+44-20-4587-4809
Marcelo Di Gregorio
CHU UCL Namur, 1 Av Gaston Thérasse,
B-5530 Yvoir
Belgium
Case Report
Testicular Metastasis of Prostatic Adenocarcinoma after Ablatherm ® Treatment
Author(s): Marcelo Di Gregorio, Marie-Cécile Nollevaux, Lionel D’Hondt and Francis LorgeMarcelo Di Gregorio, Marie-Cécile Nollevaux, Lionel D’Hondt and Francis Lorge
Testicular metastases are rare in prostatic adenocarcinomas. The discovery is often fortuitous, and they are diagnosed with a histological examination. Metastasis is often confused with a primitive testicular tumor. We describe an 86-year-old patient with metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma that affected the left testis. The metastasis was discovered after Ablatherm® treatment. A prostatic origin must be suspected in a patient over 50 years old with testicular metastasis. This study highlights the importance of clinicopathological investigation and immunohistochemistry in determining the etiopathogenesis of testicular masses. .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2168-9857.1000178