Open AccessPrimary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the testis: An extremely rare ovarian-type surface epithelial carcinoma
Author(s) -
Julián Oñate Celdrán,
Carlos Sánchéz Rodríguez,
Francisco Miguel González Valverde,
Luis Oscar Fontana Compiano
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.143363
Subject(s) - mucinous cystadenocarcinoma , orchiectomy , medicine , mucinous carcinoma , cystadenocarcinoma , asymptomatic , mucinous cystadenoma , pathology , cystadenoma , ovary , adenocarcinoma , cancer , pancreas
Primary mucinous epithelial tumors of the testis are extremely rare. Although isolated case reports and small series have been published, these interesting neoplasms are less well-known. We report a case of a primary intratesticular mucinous cystadenoma in an asymptomatic 44-year-old man. Right radical orchiectomy was performed because a malignant testicular tumor was suspected. We discuss the management of this uncommon testicular tumor based on the limited reports