Annular rectal constriction due to infiltration by bladder cancer.
Invasive bladder cancers frequently show lymphatic or hematogenous metastasis. Furthermore, aggressive local invasion into adjacent structures is also commonly observed. However, the occurrence of rectal stricture due to infiltration by bladder cancer is relatively rare. Here, we report three patients with aggressive bladder cancer causing rectal obstruction.
Kobayashi
Shinya
S
Department of Urology, Shinshu University School of Medicine.
Kato
Haruaki
H
Iijima
Kazuyoshi
K
Kinebuchi
Yoshiaki
Y
Igawa
Yasuhiko
Y
Nishizawa
Osamu
O
D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003125:Colostomy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014547:Urinary Diversion