Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges in a Patient with Ureteral Metastases from a Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Curr Oncol. 2022 Jul 7;29(7):4791-4798. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29070380.

Abstract

Metastatic ureteral tumors arising from a primary breast carcinoma are extremely rare. They present with hematuria and radiological findings compatible with obstructive ureteral phenomena. We present a case of an 87-year-old woman with a history of lymphoma and triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), during an emergency admission for peptic ulcer, developed macroscopic hematuria. Radiologic and endoscopic investigations revealed a remarkable stenosis at the lower segment of the right ureter, attributed to metastases from her breast carcinoma. We report this case with the aim to make both oncologists and urologists aware of this rare condition.

Keywords: imaging; radiotherapy; triple negative breast cancer; ureteral metastases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Hematuria / pathology
  • Humans
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Ureter* / pathology

Grants and funding

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.