title: Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder diverticulum: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is very rare. Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a mass with swiftly aggressive and metastatic, and with a poor prognosis. Due to its scarcity, no forward-looking researches assessing the most effective treatment have been issued in the medical literature. It can happen either in connection with urothelial (transitional cell) carcinoma or in a pure form. Its treatment should include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. In this article,we report a case occurring in a mixed form in the urinary bladder diverticulum and we concisely review the published literature with respect to the clinical manifestation, pathology,differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, First people's Hospital of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, China. wuxudong111@163.com
authors.forename: Wu Xu
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Yan Xiao
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Ping
authors.forename: Wang Chen
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Li Zhi
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Jian
authors.forename: Zhang Ji
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D019002:CD56 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D019002:CD56 Antigen