TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolated urethral metastasis from appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma
AU - Causa Andrieu, Pamela I.
AU - Golia Pernicka, Jennifer S.
AU - Faria e Silva Costa, Gabriela
AU - Chesnut, Gregory T.
AU - Shandu, Jaspreet S.
AU - Ying-Bei, Chen
AU - Petkovska, Iva
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/11
Y1 - 2020/11
N2 - We are presenting a compelling case of a 61-year-old female with a history of appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma (AMA) with a new complaint of irritative lower urinary tract symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a semi-circumferential, T2 hyperintense, rim enhancing, and lacking restricted diffusion lesion involving the urethra and infiltrating the right perineal and internal obturator muscles. The suspected differential diagnosis was urethral malignancy, based on her cancer history and MRI findings. After interdisciplinary consensus, the patient underwent excision of the lesion, and pathology was consistent with metastasis from the primary tumor. The urethra is a rare site of primary malignancy and metastatic disease. In particular, a non-contiguous metastatic disease involving the urethra is exceedingly rare. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an AMA metastasizing to the urethra.
AB - We are presenting a compelling case of a 61-year-old female with a history of appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma (AMA) with a new complaint of irritative lower urinary tract symptoms. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a semi-circumferential, T2 hyperintense, rim enhancing, and lacking restricted diffusion lesion involving the urethra and infiltrating the right perineal and internal obturator muscles. The suspected differential diagnosis was urethral malignancy, based on her cancer history and MRI findings. After interdisciplinary consensus, the patient underwent excision of the lesion, and pathology was consistent with metastasis from the primary tumor. The urethra is a rare site of primary malignancy and metastatic disease. In particular, a non-contiguous metastatic disease involving the urethra is exceedingly rare. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an AMA metastasizing to the urethra.
KW - Adenocarcinoma, mucinous
KW - Appendiceal neoplasms
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Urethral neoplasms
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85086069267&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.05.030
DO - 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.05.030
M3 - Article
C2 - 32526660
AN - SCOPUS:85086069267
SN - 0899-7071
VL - 67
SP - 68
EP - 71
JO - Clinical Imaging
JF - Clinical Imaging
ER -