Solitary giant sarcomatoid carcinoma of the bladder. A case report.
A case of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the bladder (SCB) presenting as a giant intravesical mass in a 75-year-old man complaining of lower urinary tract swmptoms (LUTS), abdominal pain and fever is reported. SCB is a rare (0.1% of all primary bladder tumors), aggressive cancer with a complex histology (a biphasic tumor with malignant epithelial and mesenchymal elements) and poor prognosis.
Urology and Pathology, Unit Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy. piepepe@hotmail.com
Pietro
P
Pepe
Filippo
F
Fraggetta
Antonio
A
Galia
Giuseppe
G
Candiano
Michele
M
Pennisi
Francesco
F
Aragona
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002296:Carcinosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D015653:Cystectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011630:Pubic Bone; D012007:Rectum; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy