Korean Journal of Urology  2013;54(1):69-72

doi:10.4111/kju.2013.54.1.69

Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Bladder.

Seung Whan DOO 1 ; Woong Bin KIM ; Bong Ki KIM ; Won Jae YANG ; Jong Hyun YOON ; So Young JIN ; Yun Seob SONG

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Keywords

Neoplasm metastasis; Renal cell carcinoma

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma is an uncommon source of bladder metastases. Here we report a case of renal cell carcinoma that metastasized to the bladder. A 73-year-old woman complained of gross hematuria. Abdominopelvic computerized tomography showed a bladder mass and a heterogenous enhancing mass in the lower pole of the left kidney with left vein thrombosis. The pathological analysis of the resected bladder specimen revealed metastatic renal cell carcinoma of the clear cell type.