A Case of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Urinary Bladder
Metastatic breast cancer to the urinary bladder is uncommon. We report a case of lobular carcinoma of the breast presenting as a urinary bladder tumor. Urinary bladder metastases usually are present in the setting of widespread metastatic disease and confer a poor prognosis. Invasive lobular carcino...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2024.0990 |
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| Summary: | Metastatic breast cancer to the urinary bladder is uncommon. We report a case of lobular carcinoma of the breast presenting as a urinary bladder tumor. Urinary bladder metastases usually are present in the setting of widespread metastatic disease and confer a poor prognosis. Invasive lobular carcinoma has a greater predilection to spread to serosal and peritoneal surfaces compared with other histologic types. Loss of cellular adhesion contributes to local and distant spread. In patients with a history of breast cancer, particularly lobular carcinoma, who present with a bladder mass, metastatic disease is an important consideration for timely diagnosis and treatment. |
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| ISSN: | 2767-7664 |