title: Plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma of the bladder with extensive scrotal wall invasion.
abstract: Plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (PUC) is an extremely rare and aggressive variant of urothelial carcinoma. We report a case of a 62-year-old male who presented with a rapid spread of PUC to involve his entire scrotal wall after failed surgery and chemotherapy. The second course of chemotherapy was effective in providing symptom control. We believe this is the first case report of PUC causing such rapid and extensive scrotal invasion. This case highlights the important features of PUC including the pattern of tumor spread along fascial planes, the tendency for initial understaging, and the rapid recurrence after initially response to chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Toowoomba Base Hospital, Queensland 4350, Australia.
authors.forename: Yong Gang
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Toowoomba Base Hospital, Queensland 4350, Australia.
authors.forename: Marlon
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perera
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Toowoomba Base Hospital, Queensland 4350, Australia.
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gleeson
keywords: Plasmacytoid; scrotal spread; urothelial carcinoma