Open AccessA rare case of small cell neuroendocrine tumor of the urinary bladder
Author(s) -
B Praveen,
Jophy Varghese,
H Krishnamoorthy,
Biju S Pillai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_692_18
Subject(s) - cystectomy , medicine , urinary bladder , urology , chemotherapy , neuroendocrine differentiation , bladder tumor , adjuvant chemotherapy , neuroendocrine tumors , rare disease , urinary system , disease , surgery , bladder cancer , pathology , cancer , prostate cancer , breast cancer
Small cell neuroendocrine tumor of the bladder is a rare tumor characterized by poor differentiation and high aggressiveness. Very few cases worldwide have been reported till date. Recent literature shows equivalent survival data for localized disease treated with chemoradiotherapy combined with either bladder sparing surgery or radical cystectomy. We report a case of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bladder diagnosed after transurethral resection of bladder tumor, then followed by adjuvant chemotherapy for six cycles and awaiting radical cystectomy.