title: Metastasis of transitional cell carcinoma to the lower abdominal wall 20 years after cystectomy.
abstract: Iatrogenic implantation has been the main cause in the majority of cases of transitional call carcinoma (TCC) with metastasis to the abdominal wall. A 66-year-old woman had undergone radical cystectomy 20 years prior to presenting. Radiological investigations revealed one mass in the left lower abdominal wall and one mass in the right inguinal area. She underwent wide excision of the lesions that revealed metastasis of TCC. This report describes this case of a woman with bladder carcinoma who developed a metastasis in the anterior abdominal wall following an apparent disease-free interval of 20 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ja Hyeon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Woon Geol
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: Min Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Eun Sik
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyeon Hoe
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D015653:Cystectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013997:Time Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*
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