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Renal cell carcinoma with solitary metastasis to the bladder: mode of spread and prognosis

Bruce R. Kava¹, Ahmed Eldefrawy¹, Rajnikanth Ayyathurai¹, Sherry M. Thompson², Gaetano Ciancio¹, Murugesan Manoharan¹

1 Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
2 Department of Pathology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Bruce R. Kava, Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, PO Box 016960 (M-814) Miami, Florida 33101 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2012, 19(1), 6121-6123.

Abstract

Recurrent renal cell carcinoma (RCC) that presents as a solitary metastasis to the bladder is extremely rare. We report our experience with two patients who presented with hematuria within 1 year of their radical nephrectomy. Both patients underwent endoscopic resection of the tumor metastasis. One patient developed a metastasis in the head of pancreas 12 months following endoscopic resection. The other patient developed bilateral femoral and spinal bone metastasis. Our aim is to report our experience, and discuss the proposed modes of spread, management and prognosis.

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