title: Malpingian carcinoma of the urinary bladder: A case series.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Malpingian carcinoma (MC) of the bladder is a rare entity. Although distant metastases are very rare it is, usually, diagnosed in the advanced stage, and most patients die.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to reveal the characteristics of this tumor and discuss reasons explaining its particular biological behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  The pathologic and clinical characteristics, as well as treatment and outcome of six consecutive cases, were retrospectively studied.
  
  
  METHODS
  Medical records of patients with bladder tumors who were treated in our hospital from 2004 onward were reviewed in order to identify those with MC of the bladder.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We identified found seven cases. Almost all had locally advanced disease. Three developed visceral metastases and died within few months from the time of diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Monitoring protocols required for the early control of local recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "Tzaneion" General Hospital of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stamatiou
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Christopoulos
authors.forename: Anargiros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pavlis
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papatsoris
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy