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. 2013 Sep;54(9):638-40.
doi: 10.4111/kju.2013.54.9.638. Epub 2013 Sep 10.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the suprapubic cystostomy tract with bladder involvement

Jae Min Chung  1 , Jeong Hyun Oh, Su Hwan Kang, Seong Choi
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the suprapubic cystostomy tract with bladder involvement

Jae Min Chung et al. Korean J Urol. 2013 Sep.

Abstract

Herein we report a case of a squamous cell carcinoma of a well-healed suprapubic cystostomy tract scar involving the bladder mucosa in a 56-year-old man. He presented with a spontaneous suprapubic urinary leak from a suprapubic cystostomy tract scar. He had a history of urethral stricture and failed urethroplasty. Preoperative cystoscopy suggested a bladder mass. Transurethral biopsy of the bladder mass revealed a squamous cell carcinoma confined to the suprapubic cystostomy tract involving the bladder mucosa. The patient died 6 months after the start of radiation therapy after lung metastasis and pneumonia.

Keywords: Cystostomy; Squamous cell carcinoma; Urinary bladder neoplasms.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have nothing to disclose.

Figures

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FIG. 1
Computed tomography of the abdomen showing the catheter in the bladder below a tumor mass encasing the catheter as it passes through the abdominal wall.
FIG. 2
FIG. 2
The pathologic features of the tumor mass (H&E, ×200). The microphotograph showed an invasive squamous cell carcinoma with well-differentiated mature squamous cells and abundant keratin pearls and occasional well-developed intercellular bridges.
FIG. 3
FIG. 3
Computed tomography of the abdomen after radiation therapy showing partial remission.
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