Small-cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: where do we stand?

Small-cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a very rare pathology, but with a very aggressive behavior and disappointing prognosis. The literature concerning this type of cancer is scarce and physicians may encounter difficulty trying to manage it. Most articles involve the study of case series,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: GHERVAN, LIVIU, ZAHARIE, ANDREEA, ENE, BOGDAN, ELEC, FLORIN I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5305081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28246491
http://dx.doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-673
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Sumario:Small-cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a very rare pathology, but with a very aggressive behavior and disappointing prognosis. The literature concerning this type of cancer is scarce and physicians may encounter difficulty trying to manage it. Most articles involve the study of case series, without definite results due to the small number of patients. The present article aims at gathering the most significant articles and results in order to offer a broad perspective on the existing literature concerning this pathology.

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