Tumor testicular metacronico secundario a carcinoma vesical infiltrante

Resumen.- OBJETIVO: Presentar un caso raro de metas-tasis testicular secundaria a carcinoma urotelial infiltrante anos despues de practicada cirugia radical.METODOS: Exposicion del caso clinico: paciente de 71 anos sometido a cistoprostatectomia radical con uretrecto-mia por tumor vesical infiltrante. A los siete anos debuta con dolor y aumento del tamano testicular derecho. Se le practico orquiectomia por via inguinal siendo diagnostica-do de metastasis testicular de carcinoma vesical de alto grado. y revision de la literatura publicada al respecto.Palabras clave: Tumor vesical infiltrante. Metastasis testicular. Tratamiento quirurgico.Summary.- OBJECTIVE: To report a rare case of testicular metastasis secondary to an infiltrative transitional cellcarcinoma years after radical surgery.METHODS: Case Report: 71-year-old male patient with history of infiltrative bladder tumor, status post radicalcystoprostatectomy with urethrectomy. Seven years after surgery he presents with pain and swelling in the righttesticle. Inguinal orchyectomy was carried out with thepathologic diagnosis of testicular metastasis of a high-grade transitional cell carcinoma. We perform a bibliographic review.RESULTS: The patient is disease-free twelve months after orchyectomy.CONCLUSIONS: Apart from leukemia and lymphoma,testicular metastases are extremely rare. The existence of testicular metastases means a metastatic dissemination to other organs, therefore chemotherapy could improveprognosis.