Transitional Bladder Cell Carcinoma Spreading to the Skin
W Kerkeni1, Y Ayari1, L Charfi2
1Urology Department, Charles Nicolle University Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Urology Case Reports
|January 14, 2017
Summary
Cutaneous metastases from bladder cancer are uncommon. This case study details a patient who developed disseminated skin lesions, confirmed as metastatic urothelial carcinoma after treatment for bladder cancer.
Area of Science:
- Uro-oncology
- Dermatology
- Pathology
Background:
- Cutaneous metastases from bladder cancer are a rare clinical presentation.
- Transitional cell carcinoma is the most common type of bladder cancer.
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