Contralateral Testicular Single Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma.
10.4111/kju.2006.47.1.108
- Author:
Dong Hoon LEE
1
;
Kwang Mo YANG
;
Keun Wook LEE
;
Young Taek OH
;
Sung Joon HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Urological Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sjhong346@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Renal cell carcinoma;
Testis;
Metastasis
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Carcinoma, Renal Cell*;
Diagnosis;
Gonads;
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Testis
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2006;47(1):108-110
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Approximately one-third of all patients with renal cell carcinoma have metastases at the time of diagnosis. Metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) to the testis is a rare finding. The cases of testicular metastasis from renal cell carcinoma that have been reported in the literature are predominantly ipsilateral, and they are invariably found on the left side through the retrograde venous spread along the gonadal artery. We experienced a case of contralateral testicular metastasis from a right side renal cell carcinoma, so we discuss the clinical feature and pathophysiology of this case with a review of the related literature.
