Medical & Surgical Urology
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ISSN: 2168-9857
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ISSN: 2168-9857
+44-20-4587-4809
Tazi MF
Morocco
Case Report
Concomitant Occurrence of Psoas Muscle and Splenic Metastasis from Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder: A Case Report
Author(s): Bouchikhi AA, Amiroune D, Khallouk A, Tazi MF, Mellas S, El Ammari J, El Fassi MJ and Farih MHBouchikhi AA, Amiroune D, Khallouk A, Tazi MF, Mellas S, El Ammari J, El Fassi MJ and Farih MH
Introduction: Skeletal muscle is a rare localization of bladder cancer metastasis. Very few cases of urothelial carcinoma metastasis in psoas muscle were reported in the literature. We report concomitant psoas muscle tumor metastasis and splenic metastasis originated from urinary bladder squamous cell carcinoma. This association was never, described in earlier medical literature. Case report: The patient was 45 years old Moroccan male. He underwent trans-urethral bladder tumor resection (TURB). The diagnosis was done a month earlier in the emergency department while consulting for side pain and right leg swelling. The patient was feverish and showed an advanced general state deterioration. The CT-scan revealed a typical aspect of right psoas abscess associating a metastatic splenic localization. The ultrasound of the right leg showed an extended thrombophlebitis. The patient underwent.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2168-9857.1000163