Metastasis of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder to the Orbit: A Case Report
Presently described is the case of a 67-year-old male patient who presented at the urology clinic with complaints of hematuria and dysuria. Metastases of bladder cancer to the orbit, bilateral lungs, liver, and kidney were discovered. Palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy for metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder was initiated.
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