Open AccessMultifocal Urinary Tract Metastasis of Colorectal Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Zsuzsanna Fejes,
István Király,
A. Fehér,
Péter Kovács,
Zoltán Gyuris,
Farkas Sükösd,
László Torday,
Levente Kuthi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pathobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0291
pISSN - 1015-2008
DOI - 10.1159/000518967
Subject(s) - medicine , ureter , urinary system , pathology , metastasis , renal pelvis , prostate , differential diagnosis , urinary bladder , lymphatic system , gastrointestinal tract , upper urinary tract , adenocarcinoma , urology , cancer
Introduction: Secondary urinary tract tumors are uncommon findings and mainly evolve by direct invasion from adjacent organs. Actual metastatic involvement often develops in the urinary bladder, while the upper urinary tract is infrequently affected. In addition, the lungs, breast, and prostate gland are the usual primary sites. Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) may spread to the ureter directly or seeds via vascular or lymphatic channels. It may pose struggles in the differential diagnosis because CRC shares standard pathologic features with the primary adenocarcinoma of the urinary tract. Case Presentation: We describe the case of an 81-year-old man who was referred to our hospital with a distal ureteral tumor that was treated by a ureteronephrectomy. The histopathological and genetic analysis established the diagnosis of metastatic CRC along with 3 metastases in the renal pelvis. Conclusion: This rare case highlights the limitations of conventional histological processing, including immunohistochemistry, and it underlines the role of molecular investigations in certain circumstances.