Seminal Vesicle Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Received 27 March 2009; accepted 22 April 2009. published online 08 July 2009.
We present an unusual magnetic resonance imaging finding of a 70-year-old man with the seminal vesicle tumor. The patient underwent radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma 4 years ago. Laboratory data, including prostatic-specific antigen, ranged within normal limits. Transrectal needle biopsy disclosed a clear cell carcinoma, which was compatible with the original renal cell cancer. Vesiclectomy was performed. Pathohistologic examination confirmed a metastatic renal cell carcinoma of the seminal vesicle.
Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Osaka Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
Reprint requests: Yutaka Yasunaga, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Osaka Medical Center, Osaka city, Osaka, Japan