Peritoneal metastases from transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract: CT and MR imaging

Abdom Imaging. 1998 Jan-Feb;23(1):91-5. doi: 10.1007/s002619900293.

Abstract

We present three patients with peritoneal metastases from transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract. CT scan in one patient showed massive ascites with subtle peritoneal thickening and infiltration of omental fat. We had the opportunity to study the other patients with both CT and MR. Both examinations showed numerous large and small peritoneal implants in the abdomen and pelvis, mostly in the greater omentum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / therapy
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / therapy