Abstract
Testicular metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a very rare condition in the literature. In this case report, a 56-year-old man with RCC in the right kidney and metastasis of RCC to the left testicle detected 12 months after nephrectomy was assessed and discussed in the context of literature information.
Highlights
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which accounts for approximately 3% of tumors observed during adulthood, is the most mortal urological malignancy [1]
The presence of a blood–testis barrier formed by sertoli cells plays an indirect role in preventing testicular metastasis [5]
Dutt et al [7] evaluated 13,500 autopsies, 641 testis biopsies and orchiectomy; they observed that the incidence of secondary testicular neoplasms was 4.6% in the autopsy series and 1.6% in the surgical specimens
Summary
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which accounts for approximately 3% of tumors observed during adulthood, is the most mortal urological malignancy [1]. The lungs, bones, liver, and brain are the most metastatic organs of RCC [2]. The pathways of RCC metastasis have not been fully resolved and its metastases rarely manifest at different locations. Testicular metastasis of RCC is a very rare condition. The case of a 56-year-old male patient who underwent right radical nephrectomy with localized renal tumor and RCC metastasis to the contralateral testis 12 months after the operation was discussed in this case report
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