Presentation
PSA, PAP and CEA negative) preferable papillary growth pattern resembling the seminal vesicle architecture There is a lack of specific symptoms and therefore patients usually present with advanced stages. [radiopaedia.org]
Skin
- Ulcer
[…] normal seminal vesicle Resembles prostatic duct adenocarcinoma Gleason patterns 3 or 4 or mucinous (colloid) carcinoma Usually unresectable and patients die within 2 years Adenocarcinoma: very rare, must rule out prostate primary; often mucin producing, ulcerates [pathologyoutlines.com]
Urogenital
- Pelvic Pain
Haematospaermia, hematuria, dysuria other obstructive symptoms, or pelvic pain are possible forms of presentation with digital rectal examination the only clinical examination which can indicate the presence of a tumor in the seminal vesicles in up to [radiopaedia.org]
These are hematuria and hematospermia, but dysuria; painful defecation and general pelvic pain have also been reported.[1] CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography may be helpful in localizing the tumor. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Workup
Biopsy
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
carcinoma Low grade epithelial stromal tumor Back to top [pathologyoutlines.com]
Treatment
Nuclear medicine PET-CT shows FDG-uptake in the primary tumor and has been used for the diagnosis, staging and evaluation of treatment 1-3. [radiopaedia.org]
Prognosis
Prognosis is considered poor with the vast majority of patients dying in less than 3 years probably party due to the advanced stage at the time of diagnosis in most cases 1-4. [radiopaedia.org]