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Urothelial carcinoma with mandibular metastasis and synchronous prostate cancer

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Only 4% of newly diagnosed bladder cancer (BC) patients present with metastatic disease. The most common reported sites of metastases are lymph nodes, bones, lung, liver and peritoneum. Mandibular metastasis… Click to show full abstract

Only 4% of newly diagnosed bladder cancer (BC) patients present with metastatic disease. The most common reported sites of metastases are lymph nodes, bones, lung, liver and peritoneum. Mandibular metastasis is very rare. We report a case of muscle-invasive urothelial cancer metastasised to the mandible and with an incidental finding of high-risk prostate cancer (PC). Incidental finding of PC in BC patients may be suggestive of a common aetiology. Treatment for BC and PC can be delivered in parallel, including platinum-based chemotherapy, cystectomy and androgen depletion therapy. Prognosis of metastatic BC is poor, and high-risk PC may affect progression-free survival of BC. Our case highlights importance of considering BC metastasis to the jaw as well as synchronous PC in the management of patients presenting with BC.

Keywords: cancer; urothelial carcinoma; metastasis; prostate cancer; mandibular metastasis

Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2022

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