Chura JC, Brooker D, Downs LS. Adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder presenting as locally advanced endometrial carcinoma. Case report and review of the literature.
Gynecol Oncol 2006;
103:336-41. [PMID:
16793125 DOI:
10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.04.018]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2006] [Revised: 04/03/2006] [Accepted: 04/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Carcinoma of the urinary bladder that occurs after urinary diversion is a rare entity. We report a case of an adenocarcinoma arising in a defunctionalized bladder that presented as locally advanced endometrial carcinoma.
CASE
A 77-year-old presented with postmenopausal bleeding and mucous vaginal discharge. She had a prior history of urinary diversion via a Koch pouch. Examination revealed a mass protruding through the cervix and possibly involving the bladder anteriorly. The patient underwent anterior pelvic exenteration for a locally advanced mucinous carcinoma thought to be arising from the uterus and invading into the bladder. Final pathology, however, was consistent with a primary bladder carcinoma.
CONCLUSION
Carcinoma developing in the bladder after urinary diversion presents at an advanced stage and has associated poor overall survival.
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