Testicular metastasis of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: an unusual site
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An Orthotopic Bladder Cancer Model for Gene Delivery Studies
Published on: December 1, 2013
Ali Thwaini1, Joseph Kaluba, Iqbal Shergill
1Urology Department, Broomfield Hospital, Essex, UK. iniziaj@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We present a 74-year-old man with a testicular metastasis originating from a transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Initially, radical cystectomy and ileal-conduit urinary diversion were performed. Three years later, he presented with a tumor in the left testicle, proved to harbor transitional cell carcinoma.
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