Two cases of metastatic bladder cancers showing diffuse thickening of the bladder wall.
Metastatic bladder cancer showing diffuse thickening of the bladder wall is very rare. We report two cases of metastatic bladder cancer arising from a stomach cancer and acute lymphocytic leukemia. Hydronephrosis and diffuse thickening of the bladder wall were revealed by ultrasonography and computed tomography. Transurethral biopsy and percutaneous whole wall needle biopsy of the bladder were useful for diagnosis. The possibility of metastasis or recurrence of prior and other malignancies should therefore be considered when the clinical features described here are encountered.
Department of Urology, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Japan. tota-k@komagome-hospital.bunkyo.tokyo.jp
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Ota
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Shinohara
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Kinoshita
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Sakoma
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Kitamura
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Maeda
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*