title: Partial cystectomy in a 76 year old patient suffering from small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.
abstract: Small cell carcinomas of the urinary bladder originating from the neuroendocrine cells are extremely rare. We present a case of a 76-year-old patient with small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. The patient had hematuria and cystoscopy revealed a tumor located in a urinary bladder diverticulum. Partial resection of the bladder wall with diverticulectomy was performed. Microscopic examination established the diagnosis of neuroendocrine carcinoma, which was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. Three-month follow-up showed no recurrent disease. Patient refused further chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Radosław
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Starownik
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korolczuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bar
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Płaza
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland ; Human Anatomy Department, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kiś
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Kamil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Muc
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bar
keywords: small cell carcinoma; urinary bladder