Abstract
Percutaneous nephrostomy placement is a common treatment for obstructive uropathy of various causes. Although rare in the literature, tumor seeding along the nephrostomy tract is a potential risk of percutaneous nephrostomy in the treatment of obstructive symptoms secondary to urothelial carcinoma. In this case report, we present one such unusual outcome where urinary bladder urothelial cancer cells metastasized to the paravertebral soft tissues through apparent seeding along a nephroureterostomy tract.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 542-545 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Radiology Case Reports |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bladder malignancy
- High-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma (HGPUC)
- Obstructive uropathy
- Percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging