Small Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder: A Rare Entity

Authors

Andrew H. Matthews, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Ruth Birbe, MD, Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PAFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

6-2014

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Primary small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a rare tumor, accounting for less than 1% of the annual 70,000 cases of urinary bladder cancer.¹ Accordingly, little data is available beyond case series to guide diagnosis or treatment. Overall prognosis remains poor with five year survival often markedly below 50%. Current staging and treatment remains largely based on extrapolation from small cell carcinoma of the lung. We review two recent cases of bladder small cell carcinoma with a focus on comparing and contrasting with lung small carcinoma.

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