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Open Access 01-12-2020 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Case report

Small cell carcinoma of the bladder with coexisting prostate adenocarcinoma: two cases report and literature review

Authors: Yanxia Liu, Hongming Xu, Bin Wu, Shuguang Liu, Qiang Luo

Published in: BMC Urology | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Background

Primary small cell carcinoma of the bladder (SCCB) is a rare disease of the genitourinary tract and reported limitedly. SCCB is very aggressive and always mixed with other histologic components, but coexistence of SCCB and prostate adenocarcinoma is extremely rare.

Cases presentation

Two aged males (72 and 58 years) were included in this study. Both of them presented with gross hematuria as initial symptom. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated protruding lesions in the urinary bladder. Pathological examination after radical cystectomy and prostatectomy showed the concurrence of SCCB and prostate adenocarcinoma. One patient died of liver and lung metastasis 8 months after surgery, and the other patient was still alive after 19 months of follow-up.

Conclusion

In this paper, we reported two unusual cases of coexistence of SCCB and prostate adenocarcinoma, and reviewed relative literatures with respect to the epidemiology, clinical features, pathologic features, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of SCCB.
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Metadata
Title
Small cell carcinoma of the bladder with coexisting prostate adenocarcinoma: two cases report and literature review
Authors
Yanxia Liu
Hongming Xu
Bin Wu
Shuguang Liu
Qiang Luo
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Urology / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2490
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-020-00705-3

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