Primary adenocarcinoma of the rete testis: Diagnostic problems and therapeutic dilemmas

Filippo Sogni; Guido Monga; Carlo Terrone; Paolo Gontero

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Primary adenocarcinoma of the rete testis: Diagnostic problems and therapeutic dilemmas

Filippo Sogni, Guido Monga, Carlo Terrone, Paolo Gontero

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Abstract

We describe a rare case of a malignant tumour of the rete testis which was diagnosed incidentally during scrotal surgery for an apparently benign left hydrocele. Adenocarcinoma of the rete testis is a malignancy with a poor prognosis. The beneficial role of prophylactic retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy is controversial due to the extremely low number of reported cases and the occasional description of primary lymphatic spread outside the retroperitoneal space.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	83-85
Number of pages	3
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
Volume	42
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00365590701517608
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adenocarcinoma
Hydrocele
Rete testis

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