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Chang J, Kwan B, Panjwani N, Villanueva N, Diamond S, Wong-Sefidan I, Muchmore E. Prostate adenocarcinoma metastases to the testis and brain: case report and review of the literature. Oxf Med Case Reports 2017; 2017:omx042. [PMID: 28845236 PMCID: PMC5553064 DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omx042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide. While clinicians commonly see metastases to the bones and lymph nodes, it may infrequently spread to more uncommon locations. We report an unusual case of an 83-year-old patient with previously treated prostate adenocarcinoma who presents with symptomatic metastases to the testis and brain in the absence of widely disseminated disease. This case report highlights the importance of including metastatic disease in the differential for patients with a history of prostate cancer and a newly discovered mass until an evaluation of the tissue can be performed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jeremy Chang
- School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.,VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Neil Panjwani
- School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Nicolas Villanueva
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Scott Diamond
- Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Ida Wong-Sefidan
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.,VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Elaine Muchmore
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.,VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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