Metastatic tumor of the spermatic cord from a primary silent colorectal adenocarcinoma
Melone, F.; Olmastroni, M.; Petacchi, D.; Bianchi, S.; Messerini, L.; Farina, U.
Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica 49(1): 57-61
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0393-2249 PMID: 9198903 Document Number: 472849
Tumors of the spermatic cord are indeed rare and 91% are of mesenchymal origin. Nearly all epithelial tumors are metastases with the primary tumor located in the gastrointestinal tract, prostate, kidney. In 9.5% of cases, initial symptoms are localized to the metastatic site prior to the discovery of the primary tumor. When a diagnosis of epithelial malignant tumor of the spermatic cord is made an investigation for the primary site must be performed. We report a case of metastatic tumor of the right spermatic cord occurring as first clinical manifestation of a silent adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon.