PRIMARY CARCINOMA OF THE SEMINAL VESICLES

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Abstract
Primary carcinoma of the seminal vesicles and tumors of the rectal shelf or of Blumer's shelf may offer confusion in the differential diagnosis. The relative frequency with which extrarectal metastatic deposits and primary extrarectal growths are encountered is a subject that has received little attention from the profession until recent years. The differential diagnosis of the two conditions is highly important and constitutes the primary step in affording relief, if possible, to the patients suffering from them. Extrarectal carcinoma is frequently confused with primary rectal carcinoma, although a wide chasm of symptoms and physical findings exists between the two conditions. Because of their importance clinically and because of their physical properties, considerable attention has been focused on rectal tumors and on Blumer's shelf tumors by the proctologic surgeons. There is little in the literature on primary carcinoma of the seminal vesicles. The site, contour and palpable qualities of extrarectal metastatic

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