ISSN:
1442-2042
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A 52-year-old male diagnosed pathologically with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the skin was referred to our department. Physical examination revealed a right scrotal mass the size of child's head and several skin tumors. Right high orchiectomy and resection of skin tumors were performed. Histopathological examination revealed a well-differentiated, mucinous adenocarcinoma originating from the gastrointestinal epithelium in a mature cystic teratoma (dermoid cyst) of the testis and metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma of the skin. We made a diagnosis of teratoma with malignant transformation (TMT) of the testis. Combination chemotherapy with low-dose cisplatin/5′-deoxy-5-fluorouridine (CDDP/5′-DFUR) was initiated, but the patient died 8 months after orchiectomy. At autopsy, similar mucinous adenocarcinoma of the testis and the skin were observed at the metastatic sites.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2042.2003.00670.x
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