Open AccessMultiple urinary bladder masses from metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Christopher L. Hallemeier,
Manish Kohli,
Vishal S. Chandan,
Robert C. Miller,
Richard Choo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
rare tumors
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.285
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2036-3613
pISSN - 2036-3605
DOI - 10.4081/rt.2010.e65
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate , prostate cancer , prostate adenocarcinoma , adenocarcinoma , metastatic adenocarcinoma , external beam radiotherapy , biopsy , radiation therapy , urinary bladder , urology , radiology , oncology , pathology , cancer
We present an unusual case of metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma that manifested with multiple exophytic intravesical masses, mimicking a multifocal primary bladder tumor. Biopsy with immunohistochemical analysis confirmed metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma. The patient was treated palliatively with external beam radiotherapy to prevent possible symptoms from local tumor progression. This case illustrates that when a patient with known prostate cancer presents with multifocal bladder tumors, the possibility of metastatic prostate cancer should be considered