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Embryonal carcinoma of the testis associated with prostate cancer in a 72‐year‐old man
Author(s) -
GOHJI KAZUO,
WATSUJI TOSHIKAZU,
UBAI TAKANOBU,
UEDA HARUHIKO,
KATSUOKA YOJI
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2001.00400.x
Subject(s) - medicine , orchiectomy , prostate , prostate cancer , cancer , metastasis , urology , testicular cancer , pathological , prostate specific antigen , carcinoma , biopsy , oncology , pathology
A 72‐year‐old Japanese man presented with a painless swollen left scrotal mass with elevated levels of serum α‐fetoprotein and prostate specific antigen. The patient underwent high orchiectomy under diagnosis and a final pathological examination revealed embryonal carcinoma of the left testis. A systematic needle prostate biopsy under guidance of transrectal ultrasound revealed prostate cancer (Gleason score, 8) on the left lobe (T2aN0M0). Systemic chemotherapy was given for retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis of testicular cancer and hormonal therapy (LH‐RH analog) was given for prostate cancer. The patient was well with no evidence of metastasis from the testicular cancer or prostate cancer and with no elevation of serum α‐fetoprotein or prostate specific antigen 26 months after the orchiectomy.