scholarly journals Metastatic Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder to the Testis: A Case Report

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory N. Kozak ◽  
Nicholas C. Field

An 84-year-old gentleman presented with onset of gross hematuria in September 2010. Follow-up investigations revealed T1 superficially invasive, poorly differentiated, papillary urothelial carcinoma. He subsequently had GreenLight laser for BPH and bladder neck contracture on two occasions. He developed a right hydrocele 16 months after initial presentation and during his hydrocelectomy, a rock-hard right epididymis and testicle were discovered. Pathology revealed metastatic urothelial carcinoma replacing nearly the entire testis with lymphovascular invasion.

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuki Ii ◽  
Shinya Munakata ◽  
Kumpei Honjo ◽  
Masaya Kawai ◽  
Shingo Kawano ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Urothelial carcinoma arises from transitional cells in the urothelial tract. In advanced cases, it can metastasize locally to surrounding organs or distally to organs such as the lungs, bones, or liver. Here we describe a case of rectal metastasis from urothelial carcinoma treated with multiple sessions of transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT). Case presentation A 72-year-old woman presented to our department with abdominal bloating andobstructed defecation. She had undergone two sessions of TURBT for early urothelial carcinoma in another hospital at 64 and 65 months ago, respectively. Cystoscopy at 3 months after the second TURBT session had indicated disease recurrence, and thus, she had been referred to our hospital for further examination, followed by TURBT for the third time at 59 months ago and for the fourth time at 48 months ago; thereafter, she had been followed up with cystoscopy every 6 months without any recurrence. However, she returned to our hospital, complaining of difficult defecation. Subsequent colonoscopy demonstrated an obstructive tumor in the rectum, which was pathologically diagnosed as metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Laparoscopic examination revealed two small areas of peritoneal dissemination in the pelvis. A sigmoid colostomy was performed without rectal tumor resection. She has been receiving chemotherapy and is still alive 10 months after surgery. Conclusions Rectal metastasis is a rare site of metastasis for urothelial carcinomas. It is important to consider the possibility of annular rectal constriction caused by infiltrating or metastasizing urothelial carcinoma when managing patients with urothelial carcinoma and with difficult defecation.


UroOncology ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 137-142
Author(s):  
J.W.A. Oosterhuis ◽  
R.P.E. Pauwels ◽  
R.F.M. Schapers ◽  
J. van Pelt ◽  
W. Smeets ◽  
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1993 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-348
Author(s):  
V. Serretta ◽  
S. Piazza ◽  
C. Pavone ◽  
G. Corselli ◽  
B. Piazza ◽  
...  

The Authors present their experience with TUR plus adjuvant intravesical chemotherapy in 50 patients affected by primary T1 G3 bladder tumours without previous or concomitant carcinoma in situ. At a mean follow-up of 36 months, 84% of the patients are alive and tumour-free. Cystectomy was performed in three patients due to locally invasive disease. Five patients (10%) died of bladder cancer.


2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1062-1065
Author(s):  
R Thapa ◽  
M Lakhey ◽  
AD Bhatta

Background:  Urinary bladder lesions are the main source of significant clinical symptoms which are more disabling than lethal. Bladder tumors constitute one of the most common urological pathology. Urothelial carcinoma accounts for 90% of all primary tumors of the bladder. This study aimed to determine the frequency of different types of lesions of the urinary bladder and to determine the grade and stage of urothelial tumors.Materials and Methods: This is a 2 years cross sectional study of cystoscopic biopsies carried out in the Department of Pathology, Medicare National Hospital and Research Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal.Results:  Out of 87 cases, 58 (66.67%) cases were neoplastic lesions and 29(33.33%) cases were non- neoplastic lesions. Majority of neoplastic lesions 96.55% were urothelial (transitional cell) tumors comprising predominantly of low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma 50.91%. Muscle invasion was seen only in high grade papillary urothelial carcinomas.Conclusion: Among bladder tumors low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma is the most common. 


2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (29) ◽  
pp. 3529-3536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Seisen ◽  
Maxine Sun ◽  
Jeffrey J. Leow ◽  
Mark A. Preston ◽  
Alexander P. Cole ◽  
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Purpose Evidence from studies of other malignancies has indicated that aggressive local treatment (LT), even in the presence of metastatic disease, is beneficial. Against a backdrop of stagnant mortality rates for metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (mUCB) at presentation, we hypothesized that high-intensity LT of primary tumor burden, defined as the receipt of radical cystectomy or ≥ 50 Gy of radiation therapy delivered to the bladder, affects overall survival (OS). Patients and Methods We identified 3,753 patients within the National Cancer Data Base who received multiagent systemic chemotherapy combined with high-intensity versus conservative LT for primary mUCB. Patients who received no LT, transurethral resection of the bladder tumor alone, or < 50 Gy of radiation therapy delivered to the bladder were included in the conservative LT group. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) –adjusted Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression analyses were used to compare OS of patients who received high-intensity versus conservative LT. Results Overall, 297 (7.91%) and 3,456 (92.09%) patients with mUCB received high-intensity and conservative LT, respectively. IPTW-adjusted Kaplan-Meier curves showed that median OS was significantly longer in the high-intensity LT group than in the conservative LT group (14.92 [interquartile range, 9.82 to 30.72] v 9.95 [interquartile range, 5.29 to 17.08] months, respectively; P < .001). Furthermore, in IPTW-adjusted Cox regression analysis, high-intensity LT was associated with a significant OS benefit (hazard ratio, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.48 to 0.65; P < .001). Conclusion We report an OS benefit for individuals with mUCB treated with high-intensity versus conservative LT. Although the findings are subject to the usual biases related to the observational study design, these preliminary data warrant further consideration in randomized controlled trials, particularly given the poor prognosis associated with mUCB.


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