Korean J Urol.  1993 Apr;34(2):382-385.

A case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of bladder from stomach cancer

• Jung CJ
• Kwak HG
• Song YM
• Kim JK
• Park RJ

Abstract

Carcinoma of the bladder is a worldwide disease with several histological patterns, 0.5 to 2.0% of which are caused by adenocarcinomas. The etiology of adenocarcinoma of the bladder is unknown Adenocarcinoma of the bladder may be classified as primary, urachal or metastatic based on the site or tumor origin. The primary site of metastatic adenocarcinoma include the rectum, stomach, endometrium, breast, prostate and ovary. Metastasis to the bladder from adenocarcinoma is a relatively rare phenomenon occurring in only 0.26% of cases. When urologic symptoms newly developed to the patients who had malignancy of digestive organs, metastatic malignancy of urinary tact should be considered. Herein, we report a case of metastatic bladder tumor from gastric cancer which occurred 15 months after subtotal gastrectomy.

Keyword

Metastatic adenocarcinoma; Bladder cancer

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma*
Breast
Endometrium
Female
Gastrectomy
Humans
Neoplasm Metastasis
Ovary
Prostate
Rectum
Stomach Neoplasms*
Stomach*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
Urinary Bladder*