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Objective: To report an extremely rare case of bladder cancer patient with cervical lymph nodes, abdominal lymph nodes, and bone metastases at the same time. Methods and results: The case was investigated by follow-up and immunohistochemistry was used in the pathological part. Result: The patient was diagnosed with bladder cancer (high-grade urothelial metastatic epithelial cell carcinoma) by pathology and immunohistochemistry after transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) and metastatic bladder cancer by pathology and immunohistochemistry after cervical lymph node aspiration due to neck lymph node enlargement 1 year later, and a CT of the chest and abdomen suggested that the patient also had abdominal lymph node and bone metastases. At the 2.5-year regular chemotherapy follow-up, the patient showed that the abdominal lymph node metastasis disappeared, the cervical lymph node fusion shrank, and the bone metastasis still existed. Conclusion: 1. Regular postoperative review is particularly important; 2. For patients with UCB who undergo TURBT, a effective regular perfusion program should be performed throughout the postoperative period; 3. For patients with postoperative metastatic symptoms of UCB, Complex treatment has a positive effect on patient prognosis; 4. The presence of enlarged head and neck lymph nodes in patients with bladder cancer should also be considered as metastatic of UCB. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of concurrent computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous interstitial implantation of iodine-125 (125I) seeds and chemotherapy on cervical lymph nodes metastasis. Methods: The prospective randomized study included 82 cases with cervical lymph nodes metastasis who were admitted to our hospital from January 2010 to June 2012. All the subjects were randomly divided into the concurrent 125I implantation and chemotherapy group (n = 48) and chemotherapy-only group (n = 34) according to the treatment strategy. The concurrent 125I implantation and chemotherapy group was treated with CT-guided 125I seeds implantation and routine chemotherapy. The routine chemotherapy included paclitaxel and cisplatin. Patients were followed up for 6 months. Results: In the concurrent 125I implantation and chemotherapy group, overall response rate (complete response [CR] + partial response [PR]) was 82.61% and 85.51% at 2 and 6 months posttreatment, respectively. The longest diameter of CR and PR lymph nodes was markedly decreased after treatment (P < 0.05). In the chemotherapy-only group, overall response rate was 22.45% and 10.20% at 2 and 6 months posttreatment, respectively. The number of patients with moderate to severe pain was much less in concurrent 125I implantation and chemotherapy group than that of chemotherapy-only group (4.17% vs. 17.64%; P < 0.05) at 6-month posttreatment. No treatment-related death or severe complication was reported in the two groups. Conclusion: Concurrent CT-guided 125I seeds implantation and chemotherapy is superior to routine chemotherapy in efficacy, safety, and pain relief in patients with cervical lymph nodes metastasis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of concurrent computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous interstitial implantation of iodine-125 (125I) seeds and chemotherapy on cervical lymph nodes metastasis.Methods: The prospective randomized study included 82 cases with cervical lymph nodes metastasis who were admitted to our hospital from January 2010 to June 2012. All the subjects were randomly divided into the concurrent 125I implantation and chemotherapy group (n = 48) and chemotherapy-only group (n = 34) according to the treatment strategy. The concurrent 125I implantation and chemotherapy group was treated with CT-guided 125I seeds implantation and routine chemotherapy. The routine chemotherapy included paclitaxel and cisplatin. Patients were followed up for 6 months.Results: In the concurrent 125I implantation and chemotherapy group, overall response rate (complete response [CR] + partial response [PR]) was 82.61% and 85.51% at 2 and 6 months posttreatment, respectively. The longest diameter of CR and PR lymph nodes was markedly decreased after treatment (P < 0.05). In the chemotherapy-only group, overall response rate was 22.45% and 10.20% at 2 and 6 months posttreatment, respectively. The number of patients with moderate to severe pain was much less in concurrent 125I implantation and chemotherapy group than that of chemotherapy-only group (4.17% vs. 17.64%; P < 0.05) at 6-month posttreatment. No treatment-related death or severe complication was reported in the two groups.Conclusion: Concurrent CT-guided 125I seeds implantation and chemotherapy is superior to routine chemotherapy in efficacy, safety, and pain relief in patients with cervical lymph nodes metastasis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]