A STUDY ON THE METASTATIC SITES OF THE MALIGNANT UROGENITAL TUMORS

Abstract

Metastatic sites of the malignant tumors of the urogenital tract were studied in 152 autopsy cases.
Visceral metastases were observed in 71.7% and lymphatic metastases in 73.6%. Neither metastasis nor local infiltration of tumors was detected in 18.4%.
Metastasis the to lung was of the highest incidence in malignant tumors of the kidney, bladder and testis. That to the liver and bone came next.
In case of prostatic cancer, bones were involved at the highest incidence and pulmonary involvement was also frequent.