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Unusual Metastasis From Breast Cancer: Case Report
Metastatic breast cancer among young women represents a serious public health issue. The most frequent sites of dissemination are bone, liver, lung, lymph nodes and brain. Bladder location is extremely unusual. We present the case of a 33-year-old female who was receiving palliative chemotherapy for...
Autores principales: | , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8589340/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34796050 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18737 |
Sumario: | Metastatic breast cancer among young women represents a serious public health issue. The most frequent sites of dissemination are bone, liver, lung, lymph nodes and brain. Bladder location is extremely unusual. We present the case of a 33-year-old female who was receiving palliative chemotherapy for bilateral metastatic invasive lobular cancer. Following episodes of macroscopic hematuria, a CT scan was performed, which revealed a suspicious thickening of the bladder wall. After an endoscopic resection with immunohistological analysis, the diagnosis was confirmed. Voiding symptoms in a woman with a history of breast cancer should be evaluated to rule out a secondary urinary tract lesion. As soon as the diagnosis is determined, appropriate therapy should be initiated. |
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