Metastasis to the male breast from carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a rare case report

Metastasis to the male breast is rarer than that of the female breast. Primary tumors of the urinary bladder to metastasize to the breast is more uncommon than other sites like lungs, ovary, or stomach. We report a case of a 59-year-old male patient with proven high-grade urothelial carcinoma of the...

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Main Authors: Swechha Maskey, Kapendra Shekhar Amatya, Banita Gurung, Suniti Shrestha, Moushami Singh, Shivani Sharma, Hari Prasad Dhakal
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Published: Association of Clinical Pathologists of Nepal 2021-09-01
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Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/view/31629
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author Swechha Maskey
Kapendra Shekhar Amatya
Banita Gurung
Suniti Shrestha
Moushami Singh
Shivani Sharma
Hari Prasad Dhakal
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description Metastasis to the male breast is rarer than that of the female breast. Primary tumors of the urinary bladder to metastasize to the breast is more uncommon than other sites like lungs, ovary, or stomach. We report a case of a 59-year-old male patient with proven high-grade urothelial carcinoma of the bladder with lungs and anterior abdominal metastasis, presented with ulceroproliferative mass in the left breast nipple-areolar complex. Wide local excision was done and was sent for histopathological examination which showed neoplastic cells, morphologically resembling urothelial carcinoma. Immunohistochemical staining showed tumor cells positive for CK5/6, p63, GATA3, and Uroplankin, which confirmed the diagnosis and demonstrated the urothelial origin. There are no such cases reported to date in Nepal and very few cases are reported worldwide. Diagnostic accuracy depends on histologic analysis. Distinguishing between metastasis to the breast and primary breast tumor is important for therapy and prognosis.
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spelling doaj-art-0d91fc3d65de4a8e922542cc0f25e0792025-08-21T07:13:24ZengAssociation of Clinical Pathologists of NepalJournal of Pathology of Nepal2091-07972091-09082021-09-011121870187210.3126/jpn.v11i1.3162928428Metastasis to the male breast from carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a rare case reportSwechha Maskey0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4641-4183Kapendra Shekhar Amatya1Banita Gurung2Suniti Shrestha3Moushami Singh4Shivani Sharma5Hari Prasad Dhakal6Nepal cancer hospital and research centerNepal Cancer Hospital and Research CenterNepal Cancer Hospital and Research CenterNepal Cancer Hospital and Research CenterNepal Cancer Hospital and Research CenterCore Diagnostics, Gurgaon, IndiaNepal Cancer Hospital and Research CenterMetastasis to the male breast is rarer than that of the female breast. Primary tumors of the urinary bladder to metastasize to the breast is more uncommon than other sites like lungs, ovary, or stomach. We report a case of a 59-year-old male patient with proven high-grade urothelial carcinoma of the bladder with lungs and anterior abdominal metastasis, presented with ulceroproliferative mass in the left breast nipple-areolar complex. Wide local excision was done and was sent for histopathological examination which showed neoplastic cells, morphologically resembling urothelial carcinoma. Immunohistochemical staining showed tumor cells positive for CK5/6, p63, GATA3, and Uroplankin, which confirmed the diagnosis and demonstrated the urothelial origin. There are no such cases reported to date in Nepal and very few cases are reported worldwide. Diagnostic accuracy depends on histologic analysis. Distinguishing between metastasis to the breast and primary breast tumor is important for therapy and prognosis.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/view/31629male breast; metastasis; urothelial carcinoma;
spellingShingle Swechha Maskey
Kapendra Shekhar Amatya
Banita Gurung
Suniti Shrestha
Moushami Singh
Shivani Sharma
Hari Prasad Dhakal
Metastasis to the male breast from carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a rare case report
Journal of Pathology of Nepal
male breast; metastasis; urothelial carcinoma;
title Metastasis to the male breast from carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a rare case report
title_full Metastasis to the male breast from carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a rare case report
title_fullStr Metastasis to the male breast from carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a rare case report
title_full_unstemmed Metastasis to the male breast from carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a rare case report
title_short Metastasis to the male breast from carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a rare case report
title_sort metastasis to the male breast from carcinoma of the urinary bladder a rare case report
topic male breast; metastasis; urothelial carcinoma;
url https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/view/31629
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