TY - JOUR
T1 - Micropapillary bladder cancer metastatic to the breast
T2 - A case report and brief literature review
AU - Lievore, Elena
AU - Runza, Letterio
AU - Ghidini, Michele
AU - Galassi, Barbara
AU - Gallioli, Andrea
AU - Bebi, Carolina
AU - Boeri, Luca
AU - Blundo, Concetta
AU - Rossi, Claudia Francesca
AU - Longo, Fabrizio
AU - Albo, Giancarlo
AU - Montanari, Emanuele
AU - De Lorenzis, Elisa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 International Institute of Anticancer Research. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - Background: Bladder cancer (BC) usually metastasizes to the lymph nodes, bone, lung, liver and peritoneum, but rarely in the breast. Case Report: We present a case of a 66-year-old female diagnosed with a massive bladder tumor, who presented a right mammary nodule after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. A biopsy of the nodule did not permit a definite diagnosis of metastatic spread, which was confirmed by excision of the nodule. In the literature, we found only 7 other similar cases of BC metastasis to the breast. Currently, a non-invasive method for differentiating a breast metastasis from primary cancer is lacking, although there are some clinical and radiological aspects that may help the diagnosis. Histological examination provides diagnostic certainty. Conclusion: Breast metastases from BC are unusual and consequently difficult to identify without non-invasive tools. Clinical history and histological study play a pivotal role in determining the correct diagnosis.
AB - Background: Bladder cancer (BC) usually metastasizes to the lymph nodes, bone, lung, liver and peritoneum, but rarely in the breast. Case Report: We present a case of a 66-year-old female diagnosed with a massive bladder tumor, who presented a right mammary nodule after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. A biopsy of the nodule did not permit a definite diagnosis of metastatic spread, which was confirmed by excision of the nodule. In the literature, we found only 7 other similar cases of BC metastasis to the breast. Currently, a non-invasive method for differentiating a breast metastasis from primary cancer is lacking, although there are some clinical and radiological aspects that may help the diagnosis. Histological examination provides diagnostic certainty. Conclusion: Breast metastases from BC are unusual and consequently difficult to identify without non-invasive tools. Clinical history and histological study play a pivotal role in determining the correct diagnosis.
KW - Breast cancer
KW - Immunotherapy
KW - Metastasis
KW - Neoadjuvant therapy
KW - Urothelial cancer
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U2 - 10.21873/INVIVO.12278
DO - 10.21873/INVIVO.12278
M3 - Article
C2 - 33402496
AN - SCOPUS:85099410341
VL - 35
SP - 453
EP - 459
JO - In Vivo
JF - In Vivo
SN - 0258-851X
IS - 1
ER -