Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the urinary bladder: case report and review of the literature.
Small and large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas of the urinary bladder are rare and usually coexist with urothelial carcinoma in elderly patients. Here we report the clinical case of a young smoker who was referred to our institution for a primary pure neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bladder, and review the existing literature on small and large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas of the urinary bladder.
Bertaccini
Alessandro
A
Department of Urology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy. alessandro@bertaccini.net
Marchiori
Debora
D
Cricca
Antonia
A
Garofalo
Marco
M
Giovannini
Catia
C
Manferrari
Fabio
F
Gerace
Tiziana Gemma
TG
Pernetti
Remigio
R
Martorana
Giuseppe
G
D000328:Adult; D018278:Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*