Testicular metastases from carcinoma of the prostate

Authors
Escoffery, CT Shirley, SE
Citation
Ct. Escoffery et Se. Shirley, Testicular metastases from carcinoma of the prostate, W I MED J, 48(4), 1999, pp. 235-237
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00433144 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
235 - 237
Database
ISI
SICI code
0043-3144(199912)48:4<235:TMFCOT>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Secondary testicular tumours are uncommon and most originate from prostatic carcinoma A retrospective study of the clinico-pathological features of pr ostatic carcinoma metastatic to the testes was conducted in the Department of Pathology, University of the West Indies, Jamaica,for the period June 19 58 to January 1998. Metastatic prostatic carcinoma was seen in 1.4% of the 284 orchiectomy specimens examined. A brief review of the literature relate d to this entity was undertaken.