Brain metastases from transitional cell carcinoma.
We report 2 cases of transitional cell carcinoma, each with a single metastasis to the brain. Both patients underwent craniotomy with resection of the metastatic deposit and adjuvant whole brain radiotherapy. One patient died 4 months later of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, while the other patient survived 1 year with no evidence of intracranial disease at autopsy despite widespread metastatic involvement of other organs.
D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms