Korean J Urol.  1998 Aug;39(8):819-822.

A Case of Epididymal Metastasis from Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the prostate

• Song JW
• Kang DG
• Jung TY
• Shon JH
• Jeong HH
• Choi NG

Abstract

Mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate is very rare tumor and comprises about 0.4% of all prostatic carcinomas. The metastatic form of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate is similar to that of the adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Common sites of metastasis are pelvic lymph node and bone. At presentation, half of patients have evidence of metastasis to pelvic lymph nodes, bone, brain, liver, bladder and seminal vesicles. Especially, epididymal metastasis from mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate is uncommon and only 15 cases was reported in the literature. We report a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate with metastasis to the epididymis and discuss the clinicopathologic features of this lesion.

Keyword

Mucinous adenocarcinoma; Epididymal metastasis; Prostate cancer

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous*
Brain
Epididymis
Humans
Liver
Lymph Nodes
Male
Mucins*
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Prostate*
Prostatic Neoplasms
Seminal Vesicles
Urinary Bladder
Mucins