Primary bladder adenocarcinoma versus metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma: a persisting diagnostic challenge

Diagnostic Pathology

Table 2 Clinical features of primary bladder adenocarcinoma

Case No	Age	Sex	Location	Size (cm)	Procedure	Stage^¥	Follow-up (months)	Outcome	Residual disease
1	63	F	Posterior	3.6	Cystourethrectomy	T4aN2M0	33	AWD^£	Lymph node metastasis
2	54	F	Posterior & Lateral	4	Radical cystectomy	T4bN2M0	16	NED^∂
3	87	M	Posterior	6	Partial cystectomy	T1N0M0	13	NED
4	53	M	Anterior	3.6	Partial cystectomy	T3N0M0	4	NED
5	70	M	Posterior	6.8	TURBT^‡	T4N0M0	2	DOD^€
6	62	M	Posterior	3.5	TURBT^‡	T2bN0M1	18	AWD	Lung and pleural metastasis
7	59	M	Anterior	2.9	Partial cystectomy	T3aN0M0	132	NED
8	59	M	Anterior	2.9	Partial cystectomy	T3aN0M0	128	NED
9	62	M	Anterior	4	Radical cystectomy	T4N0M0	36	AWD	Lung and pleural metastasis
10	80	M	Posterior & Anterior	8	Radical cystectomy	T3aN1M0	2	AWD	Multiple bony metastasis
11	56	M	Posterior	5	Radical cystoprostatectomy	T3aN2M0	4	NED
12	70	M	Multifocal^†	0.3-0.7	Radical cystoprostatectomy	T2aN0M0	2	NED

† − Tumor located predominantly in posterior wall with other tumor nodules in anterior and lateral walls. ‡ − TURBT – Transurethral resection of bladder tumor. ∂ - NED – No evidence of disease. € - DOD – Died of disease. £ - AWD – Alive with disease. ¥ -Pathologic stage.

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