'Successful' chemo- and radiotherapy prior to radical cystectomy does not necessarily correlate with clinical course in small cell carcinoma of the bladder.

We report 2 cases in which chemo- and radiotherapy induced pathological remission prior to radical cystectomy in small cell carcinoma of the bladder. However, one of these cases suffered a local recurrence 8 months after surgery. Copyright 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.