Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jun 16, 2021; 9(17): 4244-4252
Published online Jun 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i17.4244
Tunica vaginalis testis metastasis as the first clinical manifestation of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A case report
Yong-Rui Zhang, Dong-Kai Ma, Bao-Shan Gao, Wei An, Kai-Min Guo
Yong-Rui Zhang, Bao-Shan Gao, Wei An, Department of Urology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Dong-Kai Ma, Department of Gastroenterology, The Qianwei Hospital of Jilin Province, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Kai-Min Guo, Department of Andrology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang YR, Gao BS and An W performed the surgery; Guo KM wrote the initial draft; Guo KM and Ma DK reviewed the literature;All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81901534.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment. Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.
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Corresponding author: Kai-Min Guo, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Andrology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, No. 71 Xinmin Dajie, Chaoyang District, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China. gkm7631703@jlu.edu.cn
Received: December 16, 2020
Peer-review started: December 16, 2020
First decision: January 7, 2021
Revised: January 10, 2021
Accepted: March 29, 2021
Article in press: March 29, 2021
Published online: June 16, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: Secondary paratesticular tumors are extremely rare, especially when they originate from the pancreas or ampullary malignancies. So it must be considered in the differential diagnosis of scrotal enlargement and careful clinical and radiological examination has become a standard modality.