A 53-yr-old woman with a 13-mo history of recurrent ovarian papillary serous adenocarcinoma presented with persistent microscopic hematuria. The patient was undergoing chemotherapy for her recurrent ovarian tumor when she was referred to the urology service for microscopic hematuria. An intravenous
Oliguria, an Unusual presentation of primary signet ring-cell adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder: A case report and review of the literature
✍ Scribed by Wong, Carson; B�gin, Louis R.; Reid, Miles; Brock, Gerald B.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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✦ Synopsis
Adenocarcinomas represent approximately 2% of primary bladder epithelial malignancies. Of these, the signet ring-cell variant is the rarest form. We report such a case, with the unusual presentation of oliguria, including radiologic and histopathologic findings. The current literature is reviewed.
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