Testicular Signet-Ring Cell Metastasis from a Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site: A Case Report and Literature Review

Joint Authors

Pavlidis, Nicholas
Kollas, Aristomenes
Zarkavelis, George
Goussia, Anna
Kafantari, Aikaterini
Evangelou, Zoi
Sintou, Eva
Batistatou, Anna

Source

Case Reports in Oncological Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2016-07-18

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Signet-ring cell carcinoma is a highly malignant adenocarcinoma consisting of cells characterized as cytoplasmic vacuoles filled with mucin.

The most common primary location of this type of cancer is the stomach, but it may also be found in other organs such as prostate, testis, bladder, ovaries, or colon.

To date, metastatic signet-ring cell carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP) site to the testis is an extremely rare entity in daily practice.

Reviewing the literature, we have been able to detect only three cases of testicular metastases from CUP, two with histological diagnosis of a signet-ring cell carcinoma and one with an adenocarcinoma.

In this short paper, we report a case of a 56-year-old man who presented to our Department with testicular mass and ascites.

Following a standard diagnostic approach no primary tumor could be identified.

CUP was the final clinical diagnosis, histologically characterized as poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with signet-ring cells involving the peritoneum and the testicular structures.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Kollas, Aristomenes& Zarkavelis, George& Goussia, Anna& Kafantari, Aikaterini& Batistatou, Anna& Evangelou, Zoi…[et al.]. 2016. Testicular Signet-Ring Cell Metastasis from a Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101708

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Kollas, Aristomenes…[et al.]. Testicular Signet-Ring Cell Metastasis from a Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101708

American Medical Association (AMA)

Kollas, Aristomenes& Zarkavelis, George& Goussia, Anna& Kafantari, Aikaterini& Batistatou, Anna& Evangelou, Zoi…[et al.]. Testicular Signet-Ring Cell Metastasis from a Carcinoma of Unknown Primary Site: A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1101708

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1101708