Skin involvement from micropapillary bladder carcinoma as the first clinical manifestation of metastatic disease

Authors
Dominici, A Nesi, G Mondaini, N Amorosi, A Rizzo, M
Citation
A. Dominici et al., Skin involvement from micropapillary bladder carcinoma as the first clinical manifestation of metastatic disease, UROL INTERN, 67(2), 2001, pp. 173-174
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Urology & Nephrology
Journal title
UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS
ISSN journal
00421138 → ACNP
Volume
67
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
173 - 174
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-1138(2001)67:2<173:SIFMBC>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Cutaneous metastases from transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder occur infrequently. We report the case of a 68-year-old man presenting with an isolated skin nodule a few weeks after local excision of a micropapilla ry bladder carcinoma. This rare variant of TCC, which is strikingly reminis cent of the histological pattern of ovarian papillary serous carcinoma, is associated with poor prognosis and apparently high metastatic potential. Co pyright (C) 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel.