1Department of Internal Medicine, Conemaugh Health System, Johnstown PA 15905, USA
American Journal of Medical Case Reports.
2019,
Vol. 7 No. 8, 160-161
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-7-8-2
Copyright © 2019 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Munawwar Hussain, Ahmed Khalil, Nazish Malik. A Rare Presentation of Primary Small-cell Carcinoma of Urinary Bladder.
American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019; 7(8):160-161. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-7-8-2.
Correspondence to: Munawwar Hussain, Department of Internal Medicine, Conemaugh Health System, Johnstown PA 15905, USA. Email:
mhussain@conemaugh.orgAbstract
Primary small cell carcinoma of urinary bladder is rare and aggressive neuroendocrine tumor. It is part of neuroendocrine tumor family that affects respiratory system, gastro intestinal tract and genitourinary system of male and female. We report a case of primary small cell carcinoma of urinary bladder treated with chemotherapy. Patient is 81 year old male who presented to emergency department with recurrent urinary retention associated with hematuria. Patient had cystoscopy and was diagnosed with small cell carcinoma of urinary bladder with no distant metastasis. Patient was treated with chemotherapy. Patient died with septic shock due to clostridium difficile colitis.
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