Open AccessCutaneous metastasis of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: Cytological aspect
Author(s) -
M Ananta Satya Narayana,
Rashmi Patnayak,
Nandyala Rukmangadha,
Amit Kumar Chowhan,
Radhika Kottu,
Bobbidi Venkatesh Phaneendra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.130707
Subject(s) - medicine , lamina propria , transitional cell carcinoma , urinary bladder , pathology , metastasis , distant metastasis , carcinoma , transitional cell , urology , bladder cancer , cancer , epithelium
Cutaneous metastasis from transitional cell carcinoma urinary bladder is a rare clinical entity associated with poor prognosis. This case report describes a 51-year-old male who presented with multiple cutaneous metastases arising from high grade transitional cell carcinoma bladder with lamina propria invasion. The prominent cytological features include medium sized to large pleomorphic cells with irregular nuclear outlines, coarse chromatin pattern, and tumor giant cells. An awareness of this rare clinical entity and high index of suspicion is needed for diagnosis.