Ossifying metaplasia of urothelial metastases: original case with review of the literature

BMC Medical Imaging

Xavier Montet¹  Anne Laure Rougemont¹  Thibaud Koessler¹  Emilie Paulin¹  Daniel Arditi¹  Sana Boudabbous¹ 

[1] Geneva University Hospital, Radiology department, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, Genève 4 1211, Switzerland

关键词: Percutaneous biopsy;    Sarcoma;    Metastasis;    Urothelial tumor;    Osseous metaplasia;   

Others  :  1222832
DOI  :  10.1186/s12880-015-0072-1

 received in 2014-07-11, accepted in 2015-07-13,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Ossifying metaplasia is an unusual feature of urothelial carcinoma, with only a few cases reported. The largest series included 17 cases and was published in 1991. The mechanism of ossification is unknown and hypotheses of osteogenic precursor cells, inducing bone formation, are proposed.

Case presentation

A 75 year-old patient was treated for a high grade transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder by surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Histology showed foci of bone metaplasia, both at the periphery of the tumor, and in a lymph node metastasis. 1 year later, a heterotopic bone formation was discovered in the right retroperitoneal space, near the lumbar spine, increasing rapidly in size during follow-up. Several imaging exams were performed (2 CT, 1 MRI, 1 Pet-CT), but in the absence of typical features of sarcoma, diagnosis remained unclear.

Histology of a CT-guided percutaneous biopsy showed urothelial carcinoma and mature lamellar bone. Integration of these findings with the radiological description of extraosseous localization was consistent with a diagnosis of osseous metaplasia of an urothelial carcinoma metastasis. The absence of bone atypia in both the primary and metastases argues against sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma with osteosarcomatous differentiation.

Conclusion

Osseous metaplasia of an urothelial carcinoma metastasis is unusual, and difficult to distinguish from radiotherapy induced sarcoma, or from sarcomatoid carcinoma. Rapid progression, sheathing of adjacent structures such as vessels (like inferior vena cava in our case) and nerves and bony feature of lymph node metastases necessitate histological confirmation and rapid treatment. Our case illustrates this disease and evaluates the imaging features. In addition we discuss the differential diagnosis of osseous retroperitoneal masses.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Boudabbous et al.

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