[A rare form of urinary bladder cancer metastasis to lung]

Tuberk Toraks. 2008;56(2):221-3.
[Article in Turkish]

Abstract

Sixty-seven year old male patient has attended with cough and sputum complaint. He had been operated because of transitional cell urinary bladder carcinoma four years ago. He had previous medical history of pulmonary tuberculosis 27 years ago. In chest X-ray, multiple cavitary appearances were present. In computerized tomography (CT) of the thorax, bilateral multiple cavities were seen. Sputum smear examinations for acido resistant bacilli (ARB) were negative for nine times. CT guided fine needle aspiration biopsy was performed and he was diagnosed as "pulmonary metastasis of transitional cell urinary bladder cancer". This patient is presented because of the interesting radiological appearance and rare presentation of the case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*