Metastases to testis
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Metastases to testis are a rare cause of a testicular mass and may be bilateral in up to 15% of patients.
Epidemiology
Metastases to the testes are apparent in ~0.04% of autopsy studies in patients with known malignancy. The average age is 57 years, much older than the primary age for primary testicular cancer 2.
Pathology
Aetiology
In adults sources are:
- prostate (most common)
- lung
- malignant melanoma
- colorectal cancer
- renal cell carcinoma
- bladder cancer
- thyroid cancer
- oesophageal adenocarcinoma 4
- pancreatic adenocarcinoma 5
- gastric carcinoma6
In children, sources include:
See also
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- 6. Bo Li, Hui Cai, Zheng-Chun Kang, Hao Wu. Testicular metastasis from gastric carcinoma: A case report. (2015) World Journal of Gastroenterology. 21 (21): 6764. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i21.6764">doi:10.3748/wjg.v21.i21.6764</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26074716">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
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