title: Primary small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder--mini-review of the literature.
abstract: Primary small cell carcinoma of urinary bladder is a rare but aggressive disease with poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. It accounts for less than 1 % of all the primary cancers seen in the urinary bladder. Diagnosis and management of this entity poses a challenge to the clinician due to the lack of a standardized protocol for its treatment. Herein we discuss primary small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder in its entirety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India. drsarabjeetchhabra@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sarabjeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chhabra
authors.forename: Padmaraj
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: Paras
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singhal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*