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Induction of Invasive Transitional Cell Bladder Carcinoma in Immune Intact Human MUC1 Transgenic Mice: A Model for Immunotherapy Development
Published on: October 30, 2013
[Cutaneous metastasis of a transitional-cell bladder carcinoma]
J Herrera Puerto1, J Herrera Flores, J M Barragán Casas
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Ntra. Sra. de Sonsoles, Avila.
Abstract:
Transitional cell of bladder carcinoma metastasizing to the skin is uncommon finding, generally appearing in the final stages such that occurred in our patient that indicated a poor prognosis. A lesion located in the pubic region and internal face of the left lower limb with at erythematous, indurated, and aggregated appearance was found. The histological examination of the specimen after cold biopsy demonstrated cutaneous metastasis from transitional cell carcinoma.
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