Metastasis of Transitional Cell Carcinoma to the Lower Abdominal Wall 20 Years after Cystectomy.
10.3349/ymj.2005.46.1.181
- Author:
Ja Hyeon KU
1
;
Woon Geol YEO
;
Min Young PARK
;
Eun Sik LEE
;
Hyeon Hoe KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hhkim@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Abdominal wall metastasis;
bladder;
transitional cell carcinoma
- MeSH:
Abdominal Wall/*pathology;
Aged;
Bladder Neoplasms/*pathology/*surgery;
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell/*secondary/*surgery;
Cystectomy;
Female;
Humans;
Soft Tissue Neoplasms/*secondary;
Time Factors
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2005;46(1):181-183
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Iatrogenic implantation has been the main cause in the majority of cases of transitional call carcinoma (TCC) with metastasis to the abdominal wall. A 66-year-old woman had undergone radical cystectomy 20 years prior to presenting. Radiological investigations revealed one mass in the left lower abdominal wall and one mass in the right inguinal area. She underwent wide excision of the lesions that revealed metastasis of TCC. This report describes this case of a woman with bladder carcinoma who developed a metastasis in the anterior abdominal wall following an apparent disease-free interval of 20 years.
