Zinner Syndrome: Ipsilateral Renal Agenesis and Seminal Vesicle Cyst Presenting With Bony Metastasis.

Abstract

Zinner syndrome is a rare congenital triad of mesonephric duct abnormality encompassing unilateral renal agenesis or dysgenesis, ipsilateral seminal vesicle cyst, and ejaculatory duct obstruction. Literature has reported 214 cases, with the most common presentation being lower urinary tract symptoms and abdominal pain. Most cases are incidentally diagnosed, and MRI has been the choice of radiological diagnosis. We report the case of an 81-year-old male who presented with a three-month history of a fungating elbow lesion, elbow pain, and weight loss. Imaging revealed an ipsilateral seminal vesicle cyst, absent kidney, and ejaculatory duct obstruction, i.e., Zinner syndrome with bone metastasis. A bone biopsy revealed a urothelial primary, and cyst aspiration and cytology revealed spermatozoa and malignant cells representing an adenocarcinoma. This patient was managed with symptom control, radiotherapy to the elbow, and palliative chemotherapy, but later succumbed to the condition.