Metastatic spread of advanced transitional cell bladder carcinoma rarely involves the skin. However, the presence of a skin metastasis indicates at least microscopic dissemination of cancer cells to the liver or lung, corresponding to a poor prognosis. The authors report a new case of single skin metastasis during the course of a poorly differentiated stage pT3a N0 M0 transitional cell bladder carcinoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The introduction of prostate specific antigen (PSA) and progress in transrectal ultrasound and ultrasound-guided prostatic biopsies have allowed considerable progress in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. However prostate cancer is still usually diagnosed at an advanced stage in Tunisia.
Methods: We prospectively evaluated the prevalence of localized prostate cancer in the population of a Tunisian centre during a screening programme.
Testicular Leydig cell tumours are uncommon. Bilateral synchronous lesions are exceptional. They cause isosexual pseudo precocious puberty in childhood.
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