Tumors of the Testicle With Dermatologic Sequelae

TWO CASES are herein reported on; the first is an addition to the record of a rare condition, malignant metastases in the skin from the testicle, and the second is of a dermatologic condition associated with malignant disease of the testicle, which is intriguing and justifies speculation. REPORT OF CASES Case 1.— An American soldier, white, aged 24, and married (no children), while on Pacific duty, about January 1944, noted a gradual enlargement of the left testicle and six months later noticed vague and intermittent aching in the left side of the scrotum. Two months later this same testicle was accidentally injured. This was followed by episodes of severe pain in increasing frequency. On December 4, an orchidectomy was done, and a diagnosis of embryonal carcinoma of the left testicle was made. The patient was then transferred back to the United States for continued treatment. He entered the hospital on