Cutaneous and subcutaneous metastases from bladder carcinoma

Abstract

Cutaneous metastases of bladder carcinoma are very rare. The rate of cutaneous metastasis in urologic malignancies is 1.3% and this rate was found to be 0.84% for bladder carcinomas. Cutaneous metastasis of bladder carcinoma can be confused with cellulitis. This case report presents a 60-year-old patient operated on for bladder carcinoma and undergoing treatment for cellulitis because of erythematous lesions appearing in the suprapubic region in the early postoperative period. As there was no response to antibiotic treatment, skin biopsy was performed and cutaneous metastasis was diagnosed. Subsequently, chemotherapy with carboplatin and gemcitabine was started. The prognosis of bladder carcinoma with cutaneous metastasis has been reported to be poor.

Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Presenting as Carcinoma Erysipeloides

“…It manifests as indurated erythematous patches or plaques with a well‐defined border and is most commonly associated with breast carcinoma. It is an extremely rare clinical presentation of urothelial carcinoma metastasis with only a few previously reported cases . All patients have demonstrated an erysipelas‐like eruption in the inguinal or suprapubic area, suggesting CE is likely to occur in the anatomic vicinity of the primary malignancy.…”