A 68-year-old man underwent total cystectomy, urethrectomy preserving fossa navicularis, and an Indiana pouch urinary diversion in 1997.
The histopathology was UC, G3, pT4 (prostate). Nine years after the operation, he had multiple metastases to the inguinal and paraaortic lymph nodes (LNs), and he complained of erosion around the glans. Histological diagnosis of the glans revealed recurrent UC to the urethra of the glans. We considered the possibility that the inguinal LN metastasis was due to lymphatic spread from a remnant urethral recurrence. Thus, a partial penectomy and inguinal LN dissection were undertaken. Systemic chemotherapy was administered. Remnant urethral recurrence after urethrectomy preserving the fossa navicularis and inguinal LN metastasis are rare.
Article in Japanese.
Written by:
Obata J, Kikuchi E, Kaneko G, Miyajima A, Kameyama K, Jinzaki M, Oya M. Are you the author?
Reference: Nippon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi. 2011 Jan;102(1):34-8.
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 21520635
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