Clinical Stage T1 Micropapillary Urothelial Carcinoma Presenting With Metastasis to the Pancreas - 06/02/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.urology.2011.03.021
Daniel Canter a, Jay Simhan a, Marc C. Smaldone a, Brett Lebed a, Jeffrey L. Tokar b, Karen N. Wu c, Robert G. Uzzo a, Karen S. Gustafson c, Arthur S. Patchefsky c, Elizabeth R. Plimack d, John P. Hoffman a, Alexander Kutikov a, ⁎ 
a Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b Department of Medicine, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
c Department of Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
d Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reprint requests: Alexander Kutikov, M.D. Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111Résumé |
Micropapillary carcinoma of the bladder is an extremely aggressive variant of urothelial carcinoma. Radical cystectomy is the standard treatment for all patients, including those with nonmuscle-invasive disease. We present a patient diagnosed with clinical Stage T1 micropapillary carcinoma of the bladder who was found to have a 2-cm metastasis to the head of the pancreas. To our knowledge, this case represents the first report of a solitary metastatic urothelial carcinoma to the pancreas.
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