Eosinophilic colitis in a patient with advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder: a paraneoplastic syndrome?

Am J Med Sci. 2008 Jul;336(1):81-3. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31815adeda.

Abstract

Eosinophilia associated with tumors is extremely rare. The exact underlying pathogenetic mechanisms are not well understood; limited data have been reported about granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and interleukin-5 in the development of eosinophilia. We report a patient with marked eosinophilia, leukocytosis, and eosinophilic colitis presenting with bloody stool. The subsequent diagnosis was advanced high-grade transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Leukocyte count, eosinophil count, and colonoscopic findings returned to normal after surgical removal of the tumor. To our knowledge, eosinophilic colonic infiltration as a manifestation of transitional cell bladder carcinoma has not been previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / complications*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / surgery
  • Colitis / complications*
  • Eosinophilia / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / complications*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery