Open AccessTransitional cell carcinoma with glandular differentiation metastatic to the inguinal lymph node from the urinary bladder
Author(s) -
Emin Özbek,
Alper Ötünçtemur,
Murat Dursun,
Adnan Somay
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.124216
Subject(s) - medicine , inguinal lymph nodes , cystectomy , transitional cell carcinoma , lymph node , adenocarcinoma , metastasis , lymph , urinary bladder , transitional cell , lymph node metastasis , pathology , bladder cancer , urology , cancer
Metastasis to the inguinal lymph nodes is a rare event in bladder cancer. In general, tumors at the metastatic foci are histologically similar to the primary. We report a metastatic adenocarcinoma in the inguinal lymph node from a primary, pure transitional cell carcinoma after radical cystectomy.