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Primary Adenocarcinoma of the Seminal Vesicle
Author(s) -
Safae Terrisse,
María Eugenia Camblor,
Jérôme Verine,
Hélène Gauthier,
P. Mongiat-Artus,
Stéphane Culine
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
rare tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2036-3613
pISSN - 2036-3605
DOI - 10.4081/rt.2017.7074
Subject(s) - medicine , seminal vesicle , adenocarcinoma , disease , regimen , lung , pathology , prostate , cancer
Primary adenocarcinoma of the seminal vesicle is a rare condition with only about 60 cases described in the literature. The unusual characteristics of this disease makes diagnosis difficult and treatment strategies differ as there are no specific guidelines available. This report presents a case of adenocarcinoma of the seminal vesicle with lung metastases in which surgical and chemotherapeutic treatments have been carried out. The MVAC dose dense regimen following local resection seems effective in this scenario and may be used in the treatment of this disease

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