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Precocious Paratesticular Metastasis From Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumour of Ileocaecal Junction: A Case Report and Review

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Paratesticular tumours can be either benign or malignant. Malignant tumours include predominantly sarcomas like liposarcomas, rhabdomyosarcomas and leiomyosarcomas. Metastatic deposits to paratesticular region are relatively rare and account for 8.1%… Click to show full abstract

Paratesticular tumours can be either benign or malignant. Malignant tumours include predominantly sarcomas like liposarcomas, rhabdomyosarcomas and leiomyosarcomas. Metastatic deposits to paratesticular region are relatively rare and account for 8.1% of all malignant tumours [1], representing a part of generalised systemic metastases. Solitary metastases are rare; even more uncommon is the precocious presentation of metastases at this site as a presenting symptom [1].

Keywords: neuroendocrine tumour; metastasis well; differentiated neuroendocrine; precocious paratesticular; well differentiated; paratesticular metastasis

Journal Title: Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology
Year Published: 2017

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