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Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
Medknow Publications on behalf of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India (AROI)
ISSN: 0973-1482 EISSN: 0973-1482
Vol. 7, No. 2, 2011, pp. 217-219
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Bioline Code: cr11054
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2011, pp. 217-219
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Cutaneous metastasis of transitional cell bladder carcinoma: A rare presentation and literature review
Salemis, Nikolaos S.; Gakis, Christos; Zografidis, Andreas & Gourgiotis, Stavros
Abstract
Cutaneous metastasis from transitional cell bladder carcinoma is a rare clinical entity associated with poor prognosis. We present a case of cutaneous metastasis arising from a transitional cell bladder carcinoma in a male patient who had undergone a radical cystectomy and bilateral ureterostomy 17 months previously. The cutaneous metastasis became evident 3 months before the manifestations of generalized recurrent disease. An awareness of this rare clinical entity and high index of suspicion is needed to rule out metastatic spread in patients with a previous history of transitional cell bladder carcinoma presenting with cutaneous nodules. Definitive diagnosis requires a histological confirmation, but prognosis is generally poor.
Keywords
Bladder cancer, cutaneous metastasis, transitional cell
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