Carcino-sarcoma of the urinary bladder with cartilaginous differentiation: About a case report
Carcinosarcoma of the bladder is a very rare and aggressive tumor with poor prognosis. We report a case of a 61 year-old-male who presented a terminal hematuria. Ultrasounds revealed a mass at the dome and the right of urinary bladder. A transurethral resection of the bladder tumor was performed. A...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Urology Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019303304 |
| Summary: | Carcinosarcoma of the bladder is a very rare and aggressive tumor with poor prognosis. We report a case of a 61 year-old-male who presented a terminal hematuria. Ultrasounds revealed a mass at the dome and the right of urinary bladder. A transurethral resection of the bladder tumor was performed. A pathological examination revealed a pT1 hight grade carciono-sarcoma of the urinary bladder with cartilaginous differentiation. Cystoprostatectomy with Bricker diversion and lymph node dissection were performed. The pathological examination of the surgical specimen revealed no residual tumor lesion. Keywords: Carcinosarcoma, Bladder, Cystoprostatectomy |
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| ISSN: | 2214-4420 |