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Metastatic testicular carcinoma from the colon with clinical, immunophenotypical, and molecular characterization: report of a case.

Tiong HY, Kew CY, Tan KB, Salto-Tellez M, Leong AF

Department of Surgery, National University Hospital of Singapore, Singapore. hoyee2@yahoo.com

We report a case of testicular metastasis from a colonic adenocarcinoma. The presentation of testicular metastasis, diagnosis, management, and possible modes of spread are reported. In addition to conventional investigations and histopathologic techniques, a molecular study of the testicular metastasis and colon primary, using microsatellite analysis, was performed to confirm the primary origin. Its potential uses are discussed.

Published 5 May 2005 in Dis Colon Rectum, 48(3): 582-5.
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