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ArticleCureus2025

A Rare Case of Spermatic Cord Metastasis Following Surgery for Transverse Colon Cancer.

Ryo Sato, Shungo Kakinuma, Shunsuke Mochizuki, Asuka Uchiyama, Shiori Meguro, Rikiya Matsumoto

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Ryo SatoDepartment of Urology, Chutoen General Medical Center, Kakegawa, JPN.
Shungo KakinumaDepartment of Urology, Chutoen General Medical Center, Kakegawa, JPN.
Shunsuke MochizukiDepartment of Pathology, Chutoen General Medical Center, Kakegawa, JPN.
Asuka UchiyamaDepartment of Urology, Chutoen General Medical Center, Kakegawa, JPN.
Shiori MeguroDepartment of Regenerative and Infectious Pathology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, JPN.
Rikiya MatsumotoDepartment of Urology, Chutoen General Medical Center, Kakegawa, JPN.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a rare case of spermatic cord (SC) metastasis in a 44-year-old man with a history of transverse colon cancer. He had undergone laparoscopic right hemicolectomy followed by adjuvant chemotherapy and remained under routine follow-ups with no signs of recurrence. He presented with painless right scrotal swelling, and imaging revealed an SC tumor (SCT). Serum tumor markers were within the normal ranges. Radical orchiectomy was performed, and histopathology confirmed metastatic adenocarcinoma from the transverse colon. Local recurrence was detected four months postoperatively, and the patient is currently receiving multidisciplinary treatment. Metastatic SCTs, although rare, need to be considered in patients with a history of gastrointestinal cancer, even without elevated tumor markers.

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metastasisoncologyspermatic cord tumorstransverse colon cancerurology

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PMID40236342
PMCPMC11999739

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