Spermatic cord metastasis as an initial manifestation of sigmoid colon carcinoma: report of a case

We report herein the unusual case of a 63-year-old man in whom adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon manifested as metastasis to the left spermatic cord, the capsule of the left testis, and the wall of an associated testicular hydrocele.

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2002-04, Vol.32 (4), p.376-377
Main Authors: Polychronidis, Alexandros, Tsolos, Christos, Sivridis, Efthimios, Botaitis, Sotirios, Simopoulos, Constantinos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Genital Neoplasms, Male - pathology
Genital Neoplasms, Male - secondary
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Sigmoid Neoplasms - diagnosis
Sigmoid Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:We report herein the unusual case of a 63-year-old man in whom adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon manifested as metastasis to the left spermatic cord, the capsule of the left testis, and the wall of an associated testicular hydrocele.
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s005950200056