Small cell carcinoma of the bladder

• Main Authors: Bruno Nagel Calado, Paulo Eduardo Goulart Maron, Bruno César Vedovato, Tomas Zecchini Barrese, Roni de Carvalho Fernandes, Marjo Deninson Cardenuto Perez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
• Series: Einstein (São Paulo)
• Subjects: Urinary bladder neoplasms/drug therapy; Carcinoma; small cell/drug therapy; Cystectomy/methods; Case reports
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082015000100020&lng=en&tlng=en

Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is an extremely aggressive and rare tumor. Even though small cell carcinoma most commonly arises from the lungs there are several reports of small cell carcinoma in extrapulmonary sites. Due to its low frequency there is no well-established management for this disease. We report the case of a 61 year-old man with small cell carcinoma of the bladder who underwent radical cystectomy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. We also reviewed the literature for the optimal treatment strategy.