Testicular metastases from prostate cancer (PCa) are exceedingly rare and are typically accompanied by other metastatic sites. We present the case of an 82-year-old male patient who developed isolated testicular metastasis 15 years after undergoing radiotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for localized PCa. The patient presented with a palpable left testicular mass, which was confirmed to be a metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma by histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses. Orchiectomy was performed for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, resulting in a significant decline in serum PSA levels. The patient continued ADT with regular monitoring, and no further metastases were detected. This case highlights the importance of long-term surveillance and advanced diagnostic techniques for detecting the rare metastatic presentations of PCa. Although isolated testicular metastases may have a better prognosis than other metastatic patterns, optimal postorchiectomy management remains uncertain, underscoring the need for further research and a multidisciplinary approach.
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Cureus
February 2025
Department of Urology, University Hospital Galway, Galway, IRL.
Testicular metastases from prostate cancer (PCa) are exceedingly rare and are typically accompanied by other metastatic sites. We present the case of an 82-year-old male patient who developed isolated testicular metastasis 15 years after undergoing radiotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for localized PCa. The patient presented with a palpable left testicular mass, which was confirmed to be a metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma by histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses.
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Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Utilization, Sichuan Province and Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Background: To study the problem of male sterility of cattle-yak and improve the yak crossbreeding, this study obtained the testicular Sertoli cells of yak and cattle-yak and compared the differences in transcriptome levels between the two bovine species. The testicular tissues of 3 healthy male cattle-yaks and 3 F generation male yaks were collected at the age of 24 months. The Sertoli cells were isolated after enzymatic digestion, differential adhesion and starvation treatment.
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February 2025
The Shraga Segal Dept. Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Israel; The Center of Advanced Research and Education in Reproduction (CARER), Israel; Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. Electronic address:
Aims: To identify functional membrane-associate-specific SSC markers and examine the development of these cells under in vitro conditions.
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Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
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