title: Case report: microcystic transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.
abstract: We report a rare case of microcystic transitional cell carcinoma involving the urinary bladder, in a 38-year-old man, and we add our experience in the treatment of this neoplasm. The tumor was muscle invasive, and a radical cystectomy was performed. The patient received no postoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and he has not signs of local recurrence or distal metastasis after 3 years of intense follow up. Even though the number of cases documented so far, is insufficient to draw safe conclusions regarding the optimal treatment of the microcystic variant of transitional cell carcinoma. Our case indicates that even in cases of microcystic transitional cell carcinoma with infiltrative nature, aggressive therapy is associated with good control of the disease locally and distally.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Demetrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Radopoulos
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalyvas
authors.forename: Rodi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kotakidou
authors.forename: Konstantina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Panagiotopoulou
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Katsikas
authors.forename: Michalis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papathanasiou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery