Ureteral cancer first recognized by mechanical ileus due to intestinal metastasis

Shigeyuki Takamatsu; Toshifumi Gabata; Kazuto Kozaka; Humiaki Ueda; Osamu Matsui; Ryo Matsutani; Yoshiyuki Ishiura; Mikio Namiki; Akitaka Nonomura

doi:10.1007/s11604-008-0294-z

Ureteral cancer first recognized by mechanical ileus due to intestinal metastasis

Jpn J Radiol. 2009 Jan;27(1):48-52. doi: 10.1007/s11604-008-0294-z. Epub 2009 Feb 8.

Authors

Shigeyuki Takamatsu¹, Toshifumi Gabata, Kazuto Kozaka, Humiaki Ueda, Osamu Matsui, Ryo Matsutani, Yoshiyuki Ishiura, Mikio Namiki, Akitaka Nonomura

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, 920-8641, Japan. shiget@rad.m.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

PMID: 19373533
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-008-0294-z

Abstract

We report a case of ureteral transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) first recognized because of mechanical ileus due to intestinal metastasis without definitive evidence of hydronephrosis or ureteral mass on plain computed tomography. We believe this to be the first case of ureteral TCC that was first recognized because of mechanical ileus due to small intestinal metastasis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / complications
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnostic imaging*
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / secondary
Humans
Ileus / diagnostic imaging*
Ileus / etiology
Ileus / pathology
Intestinal Neoplasms / complications
Intestinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Intestinal Neoplasms / secondary
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ureteral Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Ureteral Neoplasms / pathology