Cheek metastasis from a bladder tumor: Unusual presentation of an aggressive disease. Issue 4 (October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Goyal, Neeraj Kumar; Goel, Apul; Sankhwar, Satya Narayan; Mandai, Swarnendu; Singhai, Atin; Singh, Shailesh
• Is Part Of: Urologia journal. Volume 80:Issue 4(2013)
• Page Start: 317
• Page End: 321
• Publication Date: 2013-10
• Subjects: Oral cavity -- Metastasis -- Transitional cell carcinoma -- Urinary bladder; Urology -- Periodicals; 616.6005
• DOI: 10.5301/urologia.5000022
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0391-5603

Abstract

Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) has been well described for its propensity to metastasize to distant sites. Metastases to the soft tissues of the oral cavity from a bladder cancer are extremely rare. We present the case of a 65-year-old man who presented with history of hematuria for 1 month and was found to have high-grade TCC of the bladder. He developed a cheek lesion after 3 weeks, which was diagnosed as metastatic nodule along with pulmonary metastases from high-grade bladder TCC. The patient received chemotherapy followed by the radiotherapy of the cheek lesion, but he succumbed after 3 months due widespread metastatic disease. We also presented a review of the literature regarding this rare presentation.