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Bilateral testicular metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma mimicking an intertubular pattern of seminoma and expressing Rhamm
Santosh Menon1, Sumeet Gujral1, Ganesh Bakshi2, Hemant B Tongaonkar2
1 Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai- 400 012, India
2 Department of Urologic Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai- 400 012, India
Correspondence Address:
Santosh Menon
Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.63560
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Adenocarcinoma of prostate metastasizing to testis is a rare occurrence and is incidentally detected in orchiectomy specimens. The pattern of metastasis may mimic a primary neoplasm of testis like a seminoma or lymphoma and pose a diagnostic difficulty for the pathologist. A rare case of bilateral testicular metastasis of prostatic adenocarcinoma is presented wherein the metastatic cells expressed CD168, a receptor for hyaluronan mediated motility (Rhamm), implicated in the development of androgen independence in prostate cancer. |
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