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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: A case report and review of the literature
Nabil Ismaili1, Samia Ghanem1, Nawfel Mellas1, Said Afqir1, Meriem Taleb2, Meryem Amrani2, Lamia Gamra2, Hassan Errihani1
1 Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
2 Department of Pathology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco
Correspondence Address:
Nabil Ismaili
Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rue Allal El Fassi, Rabat - 10000, Agdal
Morocco
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.52790
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Small cell carcinoma of the bladder (SCCB) is extremely rare. In this paper, we present a case of metastatic SCCB managed by chemotherapy and we would provide a brief review of the epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, pathologic features, staging, treatment, and prognosis of SCCB. A 52-year-old man was admitted with signs and symptoms suggestive of a bladder cancer. Computed tomography of the pelvis and abdomen showed a large tumor at the right bladder wall, measuring 10 cm in diameter, and a multinodular liver disease. Diagnosis of small cell carcinoma was established from the histological study of the transurethral resection of the bladder tumor. The patient received 12 cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy with a good partial response of bladder tumor and liver metastasis. The patient is still alive, 18 months after diagnosis. |
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