Small cell carcinoma of the bladder

Abstract

Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is an extremely aggressive and rare tumor. Even though small cell carcinoma most commonly arises from the lungs there are several reports of small cell carcinoma in extrapulmonary sites. Due to its low frequency there is no well-established management for this disease. We report the case of a 61 year-old man with small cell carcinoma of the bladder who underwent radical cystectomy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. We also reviewed the literature for the optimal treatment strategy.

Keywords

• Urinary bladder neoplasms/drug therapy
• Carcinoma
• small cell/drug therapy
• Cystectomy/methods
• Case reports