ADRENAL METASTASIS FROM TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER: A CASE REPORT

Yildiz I. Z., Tezel G. G., Akdogan B., Ozen H.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.16, no.4, pp.153-154, 2005 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.153-154
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We report a case of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder metastasizing to the adrenal gland. A 69-year-old male who underwent total cystoprostatectomy due to bladder cancer had a disease-free period of 13 months after the operation. However, subsequently, a necrotic mass in the right adrenal gland was detected on routine follow-up upper abdominal MRI and confirmed on surrenal gland CT. Right adrenalectomy was performed and, after a comparative microscopic examination of the tissue slides of the two specimens, a diagnosis of metastatic tumor of the adrenal gland from the transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder was made. Currently, the patient is under follow-up with no recurrence or new metastasis 12 months after adrenalectomy.