Taverna et al. BMC Cancer 2010, 10:62 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/62 Author details 1Department of Urology, Via Manzoni 56 - 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy. 2Department of Pathology, Via Manzoni 56 - 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy. 3Laboratories of Quantitative Medicine, Via Manzoni 56 - 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy. 4Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni 56 - 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy. Authors’ contributions GT, MC, MS, AB performed all surgical procedures and drafted the manuscript. PC confirmed all histological findings. FG, AP, GG, PAZ, PG helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Received: 7 August 2009 Accepted: 23 February 2010 Published: 23 February 2010 References 1. Salemis NS, Gourgiotis S, Pinialidis D, Sambaziotist D: Primary mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix: an unusual presentation of a rare tumor. J Dig Dis 2008, 9:175-177. 2. Nishio R, Yuzo F, Takuya A, Akiou O, Hideki F: Primary adenocarcinoma of the appendiceal invading the urinary bladder. Int Urol Neph 2006, 38:481-482. 3. Rampone B, Roviello F, Marrelli D, Pinto E: Giant appendiceal mucocele: report of a case and brief review. World J Gastroenterol 2005, 11:4761-4763. 4. Baeta B, Barnes WH, Desa DJ: Adenocarcinoma of the appendix. Can J Surg 1982, 25:553-555. 5. Dahms SE, Hohenfellner M, Eggersmann C, Lampel A, Golz R, Thüroff JW: Appendiceal carcinoma invading the urinary bladder. Urol Int 1997, 58:124-127. 6. Arisawa C, Takeuchi S, Wakui M: Appendiceal carcinoma invading the urinary bladder. Int J Urol 2001, 8:196-198. 7. Rahman SI, Matthews LK, Townell NH: Appendicular adenocarcinoma leading to appenduculo-vesical fistula. Br J Urol 1996, 78:305-306. 8. Ikeda I, Miura T, Kondo I: Case of vesico-appendiceal fistula secondary to mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendiceal. J Urol 1995, 153:1220-1221. 9. Mori N, Noma M, Yamaguchi S: A case of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendiceal penetrating the urinary bladder. Acta Urol Japan 2002, 48:351-354. 10. Dalton DP, Dalkin BL, Sener SF, Pappas PS, Blum MD: Enterovesical fistula secondary to mucinous adenocarcinoma of appendiceal. J Urol 1987, 138:617-618. 11. Henry R, Bracken RB, Ayala A: Appendiceal carcinoma mimicking primary bladder cancer. J Urol 1980, 123:690-691. Pre-publication history The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here:http://www. biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/62/prepub doi:10.1186/1471-2407-10-62 Cite this article as: Taverna et al.: Bladder metastases of appendiceal mucinous adenocarcinoma: a case presentation. BMC Cancer 2010 10:62. Page 4 of 4 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color ﬁgure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus and Google Scholar • Research which is freely available for redistribution Submit your manuscript at www.biomedcentral.com/submit