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. 2017 Jan 10;11:33–36. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2016.10.017

Table 1.

Review of English-language literature of metastatic melanoma to the bladder.

Authors, Journal (year), Pubmed ID Age and gender Presenting symptom Synchronous metastasis Treatment Survival
Amar, Journal of Urology (1964), 14213534 33yo Male Hematuria Maxillary lesions Partial cystectomy NR
Bartone, Journal of Urology, (1964), 14118110 70yo Female Hematuria Lymph nodes Partial cystectomy Died within 2 months
Weston and Smith, British Journal of Surgery, (1964), 14103391 69yo Male Urinary retention Widespread None Died 5 days after diagnosis
Dasgupta and Grabstald, Journal of Urology (1965), 14290417 2 patients
A. 35yo Male
B. 35yo Female
A. Hematuria
B. Hematuria
A. Axillary lesion
B. Inguinal nodes
A. Transurethral fulguration
B. Tumor cryotherapy and partial cystectomy
A. Died within 4 months
B. NR
Meyer, Cancer (1974), 4426038 3 patients
A. 69yo Male
B. 60yo Female
C. 42yo Male
A. Incidental
B. Hematuria
C. Incidental
A. Widespread
B. Unknown
C. Lungs
A. Chemotherapy
B. Partial cystectomy
C. TUR
A. NR
B. Died 16 months after resection
C. Died 2 months after resection
Silverstein et al, JAMA (1974), 4408302 56yo Male Hematuria Lymph nodes Intratumor injection of BCG vaccine followed by partial cystectomy Alive at 8 month follow-up
Tolley et al, British Journal of Clinical Practice (1975), 1191491 48yo Female Hematuria Absent Radical cystectomy NR
Chin et al, Journal of Urology (1982), 7062434 70yo Female Hematuria, voiding, symptoms, suprapubic pain, fatigue Bowel Partial cystectomy
Colectomy
NR
Stein and Kendall, Journal of Urology (1984), 6387180 50yo Male Hematuria Absent TUR chemotherapy Alive at 2 year follow-up
Arapantoni-Dadioti et al, European Journal of Surgical Oncology (1995), 7851567 28yo Female Dysuria Brain
Lungs
Lymph nodes
Incomplete TUR 2 months after resection
Ergen at al, International Journal of Urology & Nephrology (1995), 8775037 65yo Male Hematuria
Flank pain
Renal pelvis
Stomach
Biopsy Died within 1 week
Demiksesen et al, Urologia Internationalis (2000), 10810279 45yo Female Hematuria, urinary frequency Widespread TUR chemotherapy NR
Lee et al, Urology (2003), 12893353 46yo Male Hematuria Widespread TUR and high-dose IL-2 immunotherapy NR
Martinez-Giron, Cytopathology (2008), 18713248 49yo Male Hematuria NR NR NR
Efesoy and Cayan, Medical Oncology (2011), 21042956 60yo Female Hematuria weight loss Lungs TUR Died 7 months after resection
Nair et al, Journal of Clinical Oncology (2011), 21189399 54yo Male Hematuria Widespread including ureteral and renal pelvic tumors TUR and laser ablation of ureteral and renal pelvic tumors
Chemotherapy
Died within 3 months of TURBT
Charfi et al, Case Reports Pathology (2012), 23133774 54yo Male Unknown Lymph nodes TUR Died within 1 month
Paterson et al, Central European Journal of Urology (2012), 24578971 84yo Male Incidental No other metastatic lesions None NR
Wisenbaugh et al, Current Urology (2012), 24917713 4 patients
A. 81yo Male
B. 84yo Male
C. 85yo Male
D. 62yo Female
A. Hematuria and voiding symptoms
B. Incidental
C. Hematuria
D. Incidental
A. Solidary
B. Small bowel
C. Widespread
D. Lymph node small bowel widespread
A. TUR
B. TUR
C. TUR
D. TUR
A. Alive at 10 months
B. Died at 4 months
C. Died within 4 months
D. Died within 5 months
Rishi et al, International Journal of Surgical Pathology (2014), 23794493 61yo Female Hematuria
dysuria
Brain
Lung
Skin
TUR
Brain radiotherapy
High-dose interferon
Temozolomide
Died with 2 months
Meunier et al, Case Reports Pathology (2015), 26106499 55yo Female Hematuria Liver
Spleen
Lung
Checkpoint inhibitor NR
Shukla et al, Journal Endourology Case Reports (2016), 27579421 60yo Male Hematuria Widespread TUR Alive at 1 year follow-up
Current report 49yo Female Hematuria Brain Brain SBRT, checkpoint inhibitors -

TUR–transurethral resection; SBRT–stereotactic body radiotherapy; NR–not reported.