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Cytological Diagnosis of Small Cell Carcinoma of Urinary Bladder in a Patient with CLL
oleh: Gülçin Güler Şimşek, Servet Güreşçi, Ural Oğuz, Ali Ünsal
Format: | Article |
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Diterbitkan: | Royan Institute (ACECR), Tehran 2014-03-01 |
Deskripsi
Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder (SCCUB) is an extremely rare bladder malignancy characterized by an aggressive clinical behavior. So, it is important to diagnose this high grade disease by urinary cytology. We report a case of SCCUB in an old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in remission, while bladder tumor was diagnosed by cytology. With this article, we aimed to review and to update the literature concerning this tumor.