Isolated Meningeal Recurrence of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder

Abstract

Meningeal carcinomatosis occurs in 1–18% of patients with solid tumours, most commonly carcinomas of the breast and lung or melanomas. There are relatively few reports of meningeal carcinomatosis in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Isolated meningeal recurrence is particularly uncommon, and we present an unusual case of this in a 58-year-old man. The case was further complicated by the somewhat atypical presentation with a confirmed ischaemic stroke. The patient died one month after presentation.

Keywords

• Meningeal carcinomatosis
• Recurrence
• Transitional cell carcinoma
• Bladder