Epididymal Metastasis from Carcinoma of the Prostate

Epididymal Metastasis from a primary carcinoma of the prostate gland is a rare but recognised phenomena. We describe a case of such metastasis which, unlike previous reports, presents as a painful epididymal mass. Therefore it is important for urologists to consider epididymal metastasis as part of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Heman-Ackah, C., Urol, Dip, Fox, A. T., El-Jabbour, J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: TheScientificWorldJOURNAL 2004
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15349541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.61
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Sumario:Epididymal Metastasis from a primary carcinoma of the prostate gland is a rare but recognised phenomena. We describe a case of such metastasis which, unlike previous reports, presents as a painful epididymal mass. Therefore it is important for urologists to consider epididymal metastasis as part of the differential diagnosis in a patient with known carcinoma of the prostate and a tender epididymal mass.

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