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Urinary bladder metastasis from breast cancer: a rare cause of hematuria

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally as well as in Kenya. The most common sites of metastases reported include the bones, liver and lung. Metastasis to the urinary bladder is relatively uncommon with only a few case reports in literature. It can therefore be easily overlooked as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gitau, Samuel Nguku, Njau, Allan, Mwanzi, Sitna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The British Institute of Radiology. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32201603
http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20190048
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Sumario:Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally as well as in Kenya. The most common sites of metastases reported include the bones, liver and lung. Metastasis to the urinary bladder is relatively uncommon with only a few case reports in literature. It can therefore be easily overlooked as a cause of hematuria in these patients. We describe a rare case of a patient with breast cancer who presented with urinary bladder metastasis as a late complication of her illness.