Ureteral obstruction from metastatic breast carcinoma.
Metastases from carcinoma of the breast may involve one or both ureters, and may be a clinically important phenomenon. Two cases are presented and the autopsy experience with 181 cases of metastatic breast carcinoma is reviewed. Ureteral involvement was demonstrated in 8.3% of the cases. Bilateral metastases were common.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*