Open AccessVaginal metastasis of bladder urothelial carcinoma: Description of a case and revision of literature
Author(s) -
Carmelo Agostino Di Franco,
Daniele Porru,
Giovanni Luca Giliberto,
Alessandra Viglio,
B. Rovereto
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2017.2.156
Subject(s) - medicine , cystectomy , urothelial carcinoma , vaginal bleeding , vaginal cancer , metastasis , bladder cancer , biopsy , cystoscopy , carcinoma , urology , surgery , cancer , radiology , urinary system , cervical cancer , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Vaginal metastases from urothelial cancer are a rare entity and in literature, few cases are described. We report a case of a 68 year-old woman with history of bladder urothelial carcinoma underwent to radical cystectomy who came in our department after 5 months for pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding. Objective examination revealed an ulcerative, solid vaginal lesion in the upper vaginal wall. We performed a vaginal biopsy that showed urothelial carcinoma compatible with the primitive bladder cancer. The patient underwent to surgery and was sent to oncological evaluation.