title: A Case of Primary Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder.
abstract: Primary small-cell carcinoma arising from the bladder (SmCCB) is uncommon. It differs from urothelial carcinoma (UC), the most common type of bladder cancer, with respect to its cell of origin, biology, and prognosis. Biologically, prostatic SmCCB is much more aggressive than UC, and the prognosis for cases with distant metastasis is especially poor. We report here a case of primary SmCCB (cT3bN1M0) treated with radical cystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Akabane Central General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Ashita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yosuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsumasa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamashina
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaburagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mima
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Akabane Central General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Riu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gondo
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohori
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomic Pathology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshitaka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohno
keywords: Bladder cancer; Histological variant; Radical cystectomy; Small-cell carcinoma