Follicular Thyroid Cancer Metastasis to the Urinary Bladder: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Autor:	N. Grivas, Z. Housianitis, M. Doukas, N. E. Stavropoulos
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology RC870-923
Zdroj:	Case Reports in Urology, Vol 2012 (2012)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2090-696X 2090-6978
DOI:	10.1155/2012/178915
Popis:	Thyroid cancer metastasis to the urinary bladder is a very rear condition. To the authors’ knowledge there have been only 2 cases reported in the literature. Herein a case is reported of a metastatic bladder tumor in a 73-year-old woman with history of thyroid and breast cancer. Gross hematuria was the initial symptom of her metastatic disease. Pathology of the resected mass revealed a follicular thyroid cancer metastasis. This case illustrates that follicular carcinoma of the thyroid may have a variable presentation, including hematuria.
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