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Table 1 Published case reports involving low grade TCC distant metastasis following either bladder preserving techniques or radical cystectomy.

From: Low grade papillary transitional cell carcinoma pelvic recurrence masquerading as high grade invasive carcinoma, ten years after radical cystectomy

Author

Bladder Histology

Primary treatment

Duration of recurrence

Site of Recurrence

Histology of recurrence

Saito (1998) [6]

Intermediate

TURBT and BCG

18 month

Scrotal skin

Intermediate

Kumar et al (2001) [11]

Well differentiated

TURBT

6 years

Omental, Left pelvic lymph node mass

N/A

Ku etal (2005) [10]

Low grade Invasive

Radical Cystectomy

20 years

Skin and Pelvis

Well Differentiated

Dougherty et al (2008) [12]

Low Grade Sup. TCC

Multiple TURBT's and Intravesical therapy

Case 1–10 years Case 2–15 years

Lung metastasis

Low grade