Endoluminal metastasis of colon cancer to the urinary bladder via the ureter: report of a case

Surg Today. 2010 Nov;40(11):1093-6. doi: 10.1007/s00595-009-4192-5. Epub 2010 Nov 3.

Abstract

A 67-year-old woman was admitted for intermittent gross hematuria. Her medical history included a right colectomy for cancer of the ascending colon and removal of metastatic nodes adjacent to the right internal iliac vessels, respectively at 63 and 65 years of age. Cystoscopy detected a semi-pedunculated, nonpapillary (3.5-4 cm diameter) tumor situated above the right ureteral orifice. The histological evaluation of the resected specimen revealed metastatic colonic adenocarcinoma. The history and pathological findings were consistent with a mechanism of endoluminal implantation of adenocarcinoma of the large bowel to the bladder via the right ureter.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Ureteral Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ureteral Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Ureteral Neoplasms / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery