A rare presentation of metastatic prostate cancer, initially a suspect for urothelial cell carcinoma of the ureter: a case report
Abstract Background The most common metastatic sites of prostate cancer are the lymph nodes and bone. Ureteral metastasis from prostate cancer is very unusual and only a few cases have been reported. Case presentation We describe a 76-year-old male with ureteral metastasis of prostate cancer along w...
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| author | Ho Seok Chung Myung Soo Kim Yang Hyun Cho Eu Chang Hwang Seung Il Jung Taek Won Kang Dong Deuk Kwon Suk Hee Heo Chan Choi |
| author_facet | Ho Seok Chung Myung Soo Kim Yang Hyun Cho Eu Chang Hwang Seung Il Jung Taek Won Kang Dong Deuk Kwon Suk Hee Heo Chan Choi |
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| description | Abstract Background The most common metastatic sites of prostate cancer are the lymph nodes and bone. Ureteral metastasis from prostate cancer is very unusual and only a few cases have been reported. Case presentation We describe a 76-year-old male with ureteral metastasis of prostate cancer along with a review of the literature. Initially, based on the diagnostic evaluation, urothelial cell carcinoma of the left distal ureter was suspected. Nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision was performed. The final pathologic diagnosis was prostate cancer metastatic to the ureter. Conclusion Although rare and the mechanistic link between prostate cancer and distant ureteral metastasis has not been clarified on a clinical basis, this would be included in the differential diagnosis of ureteral lesions in patients with a history of prostate cancer. It is important to recognize this unusual manifestation so that timely appropriate treatment can be initiated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca993308556d4eabbfd5789a955e17dc2022-12-21T22:59:21ZengBMCBMC Urology1471-24902017-05-011711410.1186/s12894-017-0227-1A rare presentation of metastatic prostate cancer, initially a suspect for urothelial cell carcinoma of the ureter: a case reportHo Seok Chung0Myung Soo Kim1Yang Hyun Cho2Eu Chang Hwang3Seung Il Jung4Taek Won Kang5Dong Deuk Kwon6Suk Hee Heo7Chan Choi8Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolDepartment of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolDepartment of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolDepartment of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolDepartment of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolDepartment of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolDepartment of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolDepartment of Radiology, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolDepartment of Pathology, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolAbstract Background The most common metastatic sites of prostate cancer are the lymph nodes and bone. Ureteral metastasis from prostate cancer is very unusual and only a few cases have been reported. Case presentation We describe a 76-year-old male with ureteral metastasis of prostate cancer along with a review of the literature. Initially, based on the diagnostic evaluation, urothelial cell carcinoma of the left distal ureter was suspected. Nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision was performed. The final pathologic diagnosis was prostate cancer metastatic to the ureter. Conclusion Although rare and the mechanistic link between prostate cancer and distant ureteral metastasis has not been clarified on a clinical basis, this would be included in the differential diagnosis of ureteral lesions in patients with a history of prostate cancer. It is important to recognize this unusual manifestation so that timely appropriate treatment can be initiated.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-017-0227-1Neoplasm metastasisProstate cancerUreter |
| spellingShingle | Ho Seok Chung Myung Soo Kim Yang Hyun Cho Eu Chang Hwang Seung Il Jung Taek Won Kang Dong Deuk Kwon Suk Hee Heo Chan Choi A rare presentation of metastatic prostate cancer, initially a suspect for urothelial cell carcinoma of the ureter: a case report BMC Urology Neoplasm metastasis Prostate cancer Ureter |
| title | A rare presentation of metastatic prostate cancer, initially a suspect for urothelial cell carcinoma of the ureter: a case report |
| title_full | A rare presentation of metastatic prostate cancer, initially a suspect for urothelial cell carcinoma of the ureter: a case report |
| title_fullStr | A rare presentation of metastatic prostate cancer, initially a suspect for urothelial cell carcinoma of the ureter: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare presentation of metastatic prostate cancer, initially a suspect for urothelial cell carcinoma of the ureter: a case report |
| title_short | A rare presentation of metastatic prostate cancer, initially a suspect for urothelial cell carcinoma of the ureter: a case report |
| title_sort | rare presentation of metastatic prostate cancer initially a suspect for urothelial cell carcinoma of the ureter a case report |
| topic | Neoplasm metastasis Prostate cancer Ureter |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-017-0227-1 |
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