Small cell carcinoma of the bladder

Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is an extremely aggressive and rare tumor. Even though small cell carcinoma most commonly arises from the lungs there are several reports of small cell carcinoma in extrapulmonary sites. Due to its low frequency there is no well-established management for...

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Autores principales: Calado, Bruno Nagel, Maron, Paulo Eduardo Goulart, Vedovato, Bruno César, Barrese, Tomas Zecchini, Fernandes, Roni de Carvalho, Perez, Marjo Deninson Cardenuto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4946818/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25517085
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082014RC2975
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Sumario:Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is an extremely aggressive and rare tumor. Even though small cell carcinoma most commonly arises from the lungs there are several reports of small cell carcinoma in extrapulmonary sites. Due to its low frequency there is no well-established management for this disease. We report the case of a 61 year-old man with small cell carcinoma of the bladder who underwent radical cystectomy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. We also reviewed the literature for the optimal treatment strategy.

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