Urinary bladder metastases from breast carcinoma.
Four patients with primary carcinoma of the breast metastatic to the urinary bladder are described. Hematuria was present in 3 of the 4 patients. Two of the 4 women had received steroidal drugs which may have a role in the development of this unusual metastasis. This complication developed no sooner than 32 months after diagnosis of malignant breast disease and occurred shortly before death in 2 of the patients. Bladder metastasis in women with a history of breast carcinoma may be more prevalent than has previously been suspected.
D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000652:urine
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents