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    J Cancer Res Ther. 2009 Apr-Jun;5(2):133-6.

    Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a case report and review of the literature.

    Ismaili N, Ghanem S, Mellas N, Afqir S, Taleb M, Amrani M, Gamra L, Errihani H.

    Department of Medical Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Rabat, Morocco. ismailinabil@yahoo.fr

    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.

    PMID: 19542673 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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