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Bladder Cancer
Case of carcinomatous mediastinitis secondary to carcinoma of the bladder cited
February 2nd, 2006
A case of carcinomatous mediastinitis secondary to carcinoma of the bladder was cited. According to recent research published in the journal Presse Medicale, "This is the first reported case of a histologically-proved mediastinal metastatic site of a transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. A 61-year-old woman who had undergone a total cystectomy 3 years earlier for transitional cell carcinoma was hospitalized for dysphagia." "Endoscopy showed impassable stenosis beginning 25 cm below the dental arch, without any developing endoluminal lesion. Histologic analysis of the biopsy samples identified transitional cell carcinoma infiltration of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-02)
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