Metastasis of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Into the Thyroid Gland: A Literature Review Accompanied by a Rare Case.
10.4111/kju.2014.55.3.222
- Author:
Murat TUNCER
1
;
Gokhan FAYDACI
;
Gokhan ALTIN
;
Banu Atalay ERDOGAN
;
Sermin KIBAR
;
Arif SANLI
;
Dilek BILGICI
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neoplasm metastasis;
Thyroid gland;
Urinary bladder neoplasms
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands;
Liver;
Lung;
Lymph Nodes;
Mediastinum;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Thyroid Gland*;
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms*;
Urinary Bladder*;
Urinary Tract
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2014;55(3):222-225
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Bladder cancer is the most prevalent malignancy of the urinary tract. About 90% of bladder cancers are urothelial carcinomas. Seventy percent of cases newly diagnosed are superficial diseases; roughly 30% of newly diagnosed cases are muscle-invasive metastatic diseases. Bladder urothelial carcinoma primarily metastasizes into regional lymph nodes and then into liver, lung, mediastinum, bone, and adrenal gland. In our case, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer metastasized into the bone, mediastinum, iliac lymph node, and adrenal and thyroid glands. This is the first reported case in the current literature in which urothelial carcinoma metastasized into the thyroid gland.
