Sarcomatoid carcinoma with osseous differentiation in the bladder
Int. braz. j. urol
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32(5): 563-565, Sept.-Oct. 2006. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Bladder sarcomatoid carcinoma is a very rare variant of transitional cell carcinoma. With disputed nomenclature, the tumor has been described previously under a variety of names such as sarcomatoid carcinoma, pseudosarcoma, malignant mixed mesodermal/Müllerian tumor, metaplastic carcinoma and spindle cell carcinoma. This malignancy represents 0.3 percent of all bladder tumors and has an aggressive behavior yielding a poor prognosis despite radio and chemotherapy. CASE REPORT An 81 y/o man presented with a transitional cell carcinoma and underwent a transurethral resection. Adjuvant onco-BCG was introduced. After 9 months of follow-up, a local tumoral recurrence occurred and a new transurethral resection revealed sarcomatoid carcinoma with osseous elements. A radical cystoprostatectomy was then carried out.
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Main subject:
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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BCG Vaccine
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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
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Adjuvants, Immunologic
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. braz. j. urol
Journal subject:
Urology
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Portuguese Beneficent Hospital/BR
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