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Poor Outcome due to the Plasmacytoid Variant of Urothelial Carcinoma
- Source :
- Case Reports in Oncology, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 369-375 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Karger Publishers, 2022.
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Abstract
- A 72-year-old man visited our hospital due to pollakiuria and lower abdominal pain. Urinary cytology was positive, and cystoscopy revealed diffuse edematous nonpapillary tumor. We performed transurethral biopsy, and clinical stage T3 plasmacytoid variant of urothelial carcinoma (PUC) was diagnosed. Although we planned for radical cystectomy, peritoneal dissemination and lung and pelvic lymph node metastases appeared 3 weeks after the initial visit. We also planned for chemotherapy; however, the metastases rapidly progressed, and he died 7 weeks after the biopsy. PUC is rare and shows an aggressive clinical course and poor prognosis.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16626575
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.50aa4ba2af4940858457af5fdd01a7b5
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000524038