Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma Posing as Urothelial Carcinoma of the Right Ureter: A Case Report and Literature Review

This is a case report of a 67-year-old patient with distant metastasis of prostate cancer to the right ureter which caused hydronephrosis. At the beginning, both of the cytology of the morning urine and imaging findings were consistent with urothelial carcinoma. Nephroureterectomy was subsequently p...

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Main Authors: Tian-bao Huang, Yang Yan, Huan Liu, Jian-ping Che, Guang-chun Wang, Min Liu, Jun-hua Zheng, Xu-dong Yao
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/230852
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Yang Yan
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Guang-chun Wang
Min Liu
Jun-hua Zheng
Xu-dong Yao
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description This is a case report of a 67-year-old patient with distant metastasis of prostate cancer to the right ureter which caused hydronephrosis. At the beginning, both of the cytology of the morning urine and imaging findings were consistent with urothelial carcinoma. Nephroureterectomy was subsequently performed. Interestingly, the pathological examination of the excised ureter revealed that the malignancy was derived from the prostate. No skeletal metastasis was detected. However, after four months of follow-up, several abnormal signal shadows were reported in skeletal scintigraphy and the prostate specific antigen (PSA) was gradually increasing. We present such a case for its unique presentation. A review of the literature is also provided.
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spelling doaj-art-ed02c76f4dab4074aa2725e12e2ecd792025-08-20T03:21:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782014-01-01201410.1155/2014/230852230852Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma Posing as Urothelial Carcinoma of the Right Ureter: A Case Report and Literature ReviewTian-bao Huang0Yang Yan1Huan Liu2Jian-ping Che3Guang-chun Wang4Min Liu5Jun-hua Zheng6Xu-dong Yao7Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, ChinaDepartment of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, Tongji University, 301 Yanchang Road, Shanghai 200072, ChinaThis is a case report of a 67-year-old patient with distant metastasis of prostate cancer to the right ureter which caused hydronephrosis. At the beginning, both of the cytology of the morning urine and imaging findings were consistent with urothelial carcinoma. Nephroureterectomy was subsequently performed. Interestingly, the pathological examination of the excised ureter revealed that the malignancy was derived from the prostate. No skeletal metastasis was detected. However, after four months of follow-up, several abnormal signal shadows were reported in skeletal scintigraphy and the prostate specific antigen (PSA) was gradually increasing. We present such a case for its unique presentation. A review of the literature is also provided.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/230852
spellingShingle Tian-bao Huang
Yang Yan
Huan Liu
Jian-ping Che
Guang-chun Wang
Min Liu
Jun-hua Zheng
Xu-dong Yao
Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma Posing as Urothelial Carcinoma of the Right Ureter: A Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in Urology
title Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma Posing as Urothelial Carcinoma of the Right Ureter: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma Posing as Urothelial Carcinoma of the Right Ureter: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma Posing as Urothelial Carcinoma of the Right Ureter: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma Posing as Urothelial Carcinoma of the Right Ureter: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma Posing as Urothelial Carcinoma of the Right Ureter: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma posing as urothelial carcinoma of the right ureter a case report and literature review
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/230852
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