A patient with history of bladder cancer presenting with an axillary mass: A rare case of supradiaphragmatic cutaneous bladder cancer metastasis
This case report documents the rare occurrence of axillary metastasis in a patient with a history of typical urothelial bladder cancer. Bladder cancer rarely metastasizes to supradiaphragmatic cutaneous tissues, and this presentation confers a poorer prognosis as well as an association with atypical...
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| author | Priya S. Bhakta Emily A. Harris Mark M. Connolly |
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| description | This case report documents the rare occurrence of axillary metastasis in a patient with a history of typical urothelial bladder cancer. Bladder cancer rarely metastasizes to supradiaphragmatic cutaneous tissues, and this presentation confers a poorer prognosis as well as an association with atypical variants of bladder cancer. However, this paper suggests that typical pure urothelial bladder cancer may be just as aggressive as its atypical counterpart. In addition, the work-up of axillary masses in a patient with a history of bladder cancer, whether typical or variant, should include metastatic disease as part of the differential diagnosis and guide treatment strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2be97e257d284e91aa9e2a313966be932022-12-22T01:30:08ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202020-07-0131A patient with history of bladder cancer presenting with an axillary mass: A rare case of supradiaphragmatic cutaneous bladder cancer metastasisPriya S. Bhakta0Emily A. Harris1Mark M. Connolly2Corresponding author.; AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL, USAAMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL, USAAMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital, Chicago, IL, USAThis case report documents the rare occurrence of axillary metastasis in a patient with a history of typical urothelial bladder cancer. Bladder cancer rarely metastasizes to supradiaphragmatic cutaneous tissues, and this presentation confers a poorer prognosis as well as an association with atypical variants of bladder cancer. However, this paper suggests that typical pure urothelial bladder cancer may be just as aggressive as its atypical counterpart. In addition, the work-up of axillary masses in a patient with a history of bladder cancer, whether typical or variant, should include metastatic disease as part of the differential diagnosis and guide treatment strategies.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442020300450Bladder cancerAxillary massMetastasis |
| spellingShingle | Priya S. Bhakta Emily A. Harris Mark M. Connolly A patient with history of bladder cancer presenting with an axillary mass: A rare case of supradiaphragmatic cutaneous bladder cancer metastasis Urology Case Reports Bladder cancer Axillary mass Metastasis |
| title | A patient with history of bladder cancer presenting with an axillary mass: A rare case of supradiaphragmatic cutaneous bladder cancer metastasis |
| title_full | A patient with history of bladder cancer presenting with an axillary mass: A rare case of supradiaphragmatic cutaneous bladder cancer metastasis |
| title_fullStr | A patient with history of bladder cancer presenting with an axillary mass: A rare case of supradiaphragmatic cutaneous bladder cancer metastasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A patient with history of bladder cancer presenting with an axillary mass: A rare case of supradiaphragmatic cutaneous bladder cancer metastasis |
| title_short | A patient with history of bladder cancer presenting with an axillary mass: A rare case of supradiaphragmatic cutaneous bladder cancer metastasis |
| title_sort | patient with history of bladder cancer presenting with an axillary mass a rare case of supradiaphragmatic cutaneous bladder cancer metastasis |
| topic | Bladder cancer Axillary mass Metastasis |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442020300450 |
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