title: A Case of Plasmacytoid Variant of Bladder Cancer With a Single Penile Metastasis and a Complete Response to Carboplatin-Based Chemotherapy and Review of the Literature.
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital-IST National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy. Electronic address: carlo.messi@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Messina
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital-IST National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zanardi
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital-IST National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dellepiane
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital-IST National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tomasello
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Anatomical Pathology Unit, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Colecchia
authors.affiliation: Pathology Unit, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital-IST National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Gian Luigi
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Ravetti
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital-IST National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boccardo
authors.affiliation: Pathology Unit, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital-IST National Cancer Research Institute, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spina
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D016190:Carboplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel
keywords: Bladder cancer; Carboplatin based chemotherapy; Penile metastases; Plasmocytoid variant; Urothelial carcinoma