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Cutaneous metastasis of bladder urothelial carcinoma; A rare conditions

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Cutaneous is an extremely rare metastatic area of bladder urothelial carcinoma. Pure cutaneous metastasis without systemic metastasis is very rare and less than ten cases have been reported in the literature. Our patient had various lymphatic fistulas to her skin due to pelvic lymphadenectomy and radiotherapy in her previous cervical cancer. We believe that the most probable mechanism underlying our patient's cutaneous metastasis is a lymphatic spread via those lymphatic fistulas. Immunotherapy is a very important option for patients who cannot receive cisplatin. This is the second case in the literature to apply immunotherapy in the setting of cutaneous metastasis of bladder cancer.

Source: Urology Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101955

Authors: Hakan Öztürk, Selin Yurtsever, Arzum Özer, Çağatay Arslan, Fatma Seher Pehlivan, Aysun Tekeli

Institutions: İzmir University of Economics, Izmir University

Language: English

Topic: Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $700