title: [Urethral recurrence of bladder cancer 16 years after total cystectomy. A case report].
abstract: A 74-year-old man was admitted to our hospital. Diagnosis of invasive bladder cancer was made and a total cystectomy was performed on January, 30, 1980. Histological examination showed transitional cell carcinoma, grade 2, pT1 is N0M0. After 16 years, when he suffered left femur, he had right inguinal lymphnode swelling. On the biopsy of the inguinal mass, histology was transitional cell carcinoma. The urethral washing cytology was positive. Lung CT scan dem onstrated multiple lesions. He was diagnosed of the urethral recurrence, right inguinal lymphnode metastasis and lung metastasis of bladder cancer. This case is the 5th case of urethral recurrence of bladder cancer following cystectomy in our hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meguro
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saiki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kinouchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Usami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kotake
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000556:secondary*; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery