Colon and gastric metastases from a primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.
Signet-ring cell carcinoma is a relatively rare neoplasm that rarely occurs in the urinary bladder. We report a case of a 60-year-old man who presented with gross haematuria. Cystoscopy revealed a white sessile tumour of the anterior bladder wall. The histological diagnosis showed a primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the bladder (T3bN0M0). Eighteen months after radical cystectomy, the patient developed colon and stomach metastases. This case represents the first description of a primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder with gastrointestinal metastases.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Clinic of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. omorelli@unipg.it
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D015653:Cystectomy; D003558:Cystoscopy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy