Vaginal metastasis of bladder urothelial carcinoma: Description of a case and revision of literature

Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2017 Jun 30;89(2):156-157. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2017.2.156.

Abstract

Vaginal metastases from urothelial cancer are a rare entity and in literature, few cases are described. We report a case of a 68 year-old woman with history of bladder urothelial carcinoma underwent to radical cystectomy who came in our department after 5 months for pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding. Objective examination revealed an ulcerative, solid vaginal lesion in the upper vaginal wall. We performed a vaginal biopsy that showed urothelial carcinoma compatible with the primitive bladder cancer. The patient underwent to surgery and was sent to oncological evaluation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / secondary*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Vaginal Neoplasms / secondary*