Lung Metastasis of Ta Bladder Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review.
10.4111/kju.2013.54.4.271
- Author:
Takeshi SANO
1
;
Shinshichi HAMADA
;
Takao HAITANI
;
Masakazu NAKASHIMA
;
Yoichiro KAJITA
;
Yasumasa SHICHIRI
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Otsu Municipal Hospital, Otsu, Japan. sanotake@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Indirect fluorescent antibody technique;
Solitary pulmonary nodule;
Urinary bladder neoplasms
- MeSH:
Cough;
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect;
Humans;
Immunohistochemistry;
Lung;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Neoplasm Staging;
Prognosis;
Recurrence;
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule;
Thorax;
Urinary Bladder;
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms;
Uroplakin Ia
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2013;54(4):271-273
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 66-year-old man with a history of multiple transurethral resections for recurrent bladder tumors, staged as Ta according to the International Union Against Cancer staging guidelines, presented with a complaint of dry cough. A round nodule with a diameter of 7.5 cm was detected in the lung by chest computed tomography, and a video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy was performed. Pulmonary metastasis of recurrent bladder cancer was diagnosed by immunohistochemistry staining for the urothelium-specific protein uroplakin Ia. Subsequently, 2 cycles of systemic chemotherapy were administered. Two and a half years after treatment, no recurrence of pulmonary lesions has been detected. A combination of complete resection of pulmonary lesions and systemic chemotherapy may result in a good prognosis for patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
