[Metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma to the urinary bladder].
We report a case of metastasis of a hepatocellular carcinoma to the bladder. Clinically the tumor was suspected to be a primary bladder tumor with subsequent metastasis to the liver. However, the pathological diagnosis yielded different results. The tumor cells resembled liver cells and sometimes bile production was even observed. No therapy was available and the patient died of cachexia 6 months later.
Urologische Abteilung, Mitsui Gedächtnisklinik, Tokio, Japan.
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S
Kurimoto
H
H
Komatsu
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N
Doi
Y
Y
Wakumoto
T
T
Tominaga
Y
Y
Nishimura
D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery