A Primary Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder in a 19-year-old Man / 대한비뇨기과학회지
Korean Journal of Urology
; : 647-649, 2008.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Primary large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas of the urinary bladder are extremely rare. To date, only six cases of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma have been reported. We present a case of a 19-year-old man who presented with gross hematuria and who was subsequently found to have a solitary tumor on the dome of the urinary bladder. The patient underwent transurethral resection of the bladder tumor for histological confirmation. A diagnosis of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma was made based upon immunohistochemical reactivity for synaptophysin and CD56. Based on the pathologic diagnosis, he subsequently had a partial cystectomy. Histologically, the tumor penetrated the perivesical fat. It has now been 6 months since the surgery, and the patient is preparing to receive his 5th cycle of chemotherapy. There is no evidence of tumor recurrence or metastasis.
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Main subject:
Recurrence
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Urinary Bladder
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Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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Cystectomy
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Synaptophysin
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Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine
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Hematuria
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Journal of Urology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article