Endobronchial metastasis from urinary bladder cancer

Sakar A., Gencer N., Demireli P., MÜEZZİNOĞLU T., ÇELİK P., Yorgancioglu A.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, cilt.53, sa.1, ss.74-78, 2005 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.74-78
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A rare case, a case of endobronchial metastasis from urinary bladder carcinoma is reported. A 70 years-old man was addmitted with hematuria. He has a mass in urinary bladder and a mass in lung. He has no pulmonologic symptom. He is a smoker with 75 pack-years. Thorax computerized tomography revealed a mass in left lung upper lobe. Bronchoscopy demonstrated an endobronchial tumor in left upper lobe, apikoposterior segment. Histopathologically diagnosis was endobronchial metastasis from urinary bladder carcinoma. He received five courses of chemotheraphy (cisplatin + gemcitabine). The mass was regressed after three months. Our patient lived for one year from diagnosis.