Sarcomatoid carcinoma of male urethra with bone and lung metastases presenting as urethral stricture.
A 57-year-old man who presented with urinary retention was found to have a sarcomatoid carcinoma of the urethra. Evaluation with CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis revealed multiple pulmonary nodules and osteolytic lesions of left posterior ribs. After external beam radiation therapy and six cycles of systemic chemotherapy, patient underwent a surgical resection of the urethral cancer. After his surgery, patient was also found to have multiple brain metastases and underwent whole brain radiation therapy, nine months after his initial diagnosis. Sarcomatoid carcinomas of the genitourinary tract are extremely rare tumors that require a very aggressive, multimodal treatment approach.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Niraj
N
Badhiwala
Robert
R
Chan
Hai-Jun
HJ
Zhou
Steven
S
Shen
Michael
M
Coburn