Numb chin syndrome: the presenting symptom of a metastatic prostate carcinoma.

Numb chin syndrome is a sensory neuropathy characterized by numbness involving the distribution of the mental nerve that could be an uncommon manifestation of metastatic malignancy. Bony metastases are common in patients with advanced prostate carcinoma and involving preferentially vertebrae, sternum, pelvic bones, ribs and femurs. We report a case in an 82-year-old man presenting a history of mental neuropathy as the isolated presenting symptom of a widespread metastatic prostate cancer Numb chin syndrome was describe in some reviews as a late component of a previously diagnosed disease but this report underline the importance of this neuropathy as the isolated presenting symptom of a widespread metastatic prostate cancer.

Giant renal cyst complicated with acquired crossed renal ectopia, hypertension and renal cell carcinoma: case report and review of the literature.

Simple renal cysts are acquired kidney lesion that are described as spherical, smoothed surfaced, with a serous, sub-yellow content. They are generally considered as a harmless anomaly, however cases of complicated renal cysts have been reported. We present a case of an enormous renal cyst (the biggest ever described) containing more than 25 L of fluid mimicking ascites, complicated with controlateral displacement of ipsilateral functional kidney and intra-abdominal organs, renal cell carcinoma and hypertension.

Giant adrenal myelolipoma: report of a case and review of the literature.

Myelolipoma of the adrenal gland is a benign, endocrinologically inactive neoplasm composed of mature adipose tissue and a variable amount of hematopoietic elements. Rarely giant adrenal myelolipomas have been reported in literature and they are very unusual clinical entities. We describe a case in a 72 year-old woman observed at our Department of Urology for nausea, flank and abdominal pain.

Complete genital prosthetization in patients treated with bilateral orchiectomy for metachronous testicular cancer.

Unlabelled: Testicular malignant tumours represent 1% of neoplasms. The probability of developing a contralateral tumour is between 3% and 7%. We report two cases of complete genital prosthetization in two patients treated with bilateral orchiectomy for metachronous testicular cancer.

A 7-year history of an intratesticular mass: patient description and review of the literature about dermoid cysts of the testis.

A dermoid cyst is a particular form of a cystic teratoma. In the testis, it is very rare, with only a few cases reported in world literature. A 19-year-old patient come to our attention with a 7-year history of an intratesticular cystic mass.