Unusual ultrasound presentation of testicular metastasis from renal clear cell carcinoma

Rare Tumors

Lucio Dell'Atti¹ 

[1] Department of Urology, University Hospital St. Anna, Ferrara

关键词: Testicular metastasis;    renal carcinoma;    ultrasound;   

DOI  :  10.4081/rt.2016.6471

来源: PAGEPress Publications

【 摘 要 】

Testicular metastases from renal clear cell carcinoma (RCC) are extremely uncommon. To the best of our knowledge, only 32 cases have been reported in the literature. We report a rare case of testicular metastasis from RCC. A 69-year-old patient presented with discomfort and pain in his left testis. He had undergone laparoscopic left radical nephrectomy at another institution. Scrotal ultrasonography revealed a non-palpable lesion at the upper pole of the left testis with hypoechoic aspect, highly suspicious for malignancy. We performed a left inguinal orchiectomy. The testicular lesion was diagnosed as a metastasis from RCC. After orchiectomy, a computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed no other metastatic lesions. The patient remains free of clinical recurrence after 20 months without adjuvant therapy.

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