title: Long-term survival after "drop metastases" of renal cell carcinoma to the bladder.
abstract: Renal cell carcinoma can metastasize to virtually any organ, yet isolated bladder metastases are exceedingly rare, and most of these patients die within 1 year of diagnosis. Proposed mechanisms of renal cell carcinoma metastases to the bladder include hematogenous spread, lymphatic dissemination, and "drop metastases" by way of the urinary tract. We present the longest reported survival after isolated "drop metastases" of renal cell carcinoma to the bladder.
authors.affiliation: Section of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raviv
authors.forename: Scott E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Eggener
authors.forename: Dan H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Garnett
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Pins
authors.forename: Norm D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D015653:Cystectomy; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D016019:Survival Analysis; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013521:Urologic Surgical Procedures, Male / Q000379:methods