title: Metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the ovary from superficial bladder tumour.
abstract: A 60-year-old female underwent transurethral resection of superficial grade 2 transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the urinary bladder. Six months later, intravesical Mitomycin C instillation was given following two superficial recurrences. A further recurrence of TCC grade I was resected transurethrally 39 months later. Forty-eight months after the original diagnosis the patient developed an abdominal mass, which turned out to be TCC grade 3 involving the left ovary. She underwent laparotomy which showed a left ovarian mass. Total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy and partial omentectomy were carried out. She developed pelvic metastases 3 months later and died.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kardar
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Lindstedt
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tulbah
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Bazarbashi
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: al Suhaibani
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology