Follicular thyroid cancer metastasis to the urinary bladder: report of a case and review of the literature.
Thyroid cancer metastasis to the urinary bladder is a very rear condition. To the authors' knowledge there have been only 2 cases reported in the literature. Herein a case is reported of a metastatic bladder tumor in a 73-year-old woman with history of thyroid and breast cancer. Gross hematuria was the initial symptom of her metastatic disease. Pathology of the resected mass revealed a follicular thyroid cancer metastasis. This case illustrates that follicular carcinoma of the thyroid may have a variable presentation, including hematuria.
Department of Urology, G. Hatzikosta General Hospital, Makriyianni Avenue, Perfecture of Epirus, 45001 Ioannina, Greece.
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