An unusual cause of hematospermia: Primary adenocarcinoma of the seminal vesicle

Alper Eken; Volkan Izol; I Atilla Aridogan; Seyda Erdogan; Arbil Acıkalın; Zuhtu Tansug

doi:10.5489/cuaj.11132

An unusual cause of hematospermia: Primary adenocarcinoma of the seminal vesicle

Can Urol Assoc J. 2012 Dec;6(6):E259-62. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.11132.

Authors

Alper Eken¹, Volkan Izol, I Atilla Aridogan, Seyda Erdogan, Arbil Acıkalın, Zuhtu Tansug

Affiliation

¹ Cukurova University, Medical Faculty, Department of Urology, Adana, Turkey;

Abstract

Adenocarcinoma of the seminal vesicles is one of the rare causes of hematospermia. Primary seminal vesicle adenocarcinoma is extremely rare and difficult to diagnose due to frequent invasion of adenocarcinomas of the surrounding organs, especially the prostate. In the present study, a case of a primary seminal vesicle adenocarcinoma will be discussed in the light of the current literature.