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Hicham El Bote1, Abelilah El Alaoui1, Ziouani Oussama1, Hachem El Sayegh1, Ali Iken1, Lounis Benslimane1, Yassine Nouini1.
Abstract
Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bladder is a rare histological entity, characterized by the ability to metastasize quickly and associated with a poor prognosis. The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical, histological, therapeutic and prognostic characteristics of neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bladder. We conducted a retrospective study collecting data from the medical records of 5 patients in the Department of Urology, at the Ibn Sina University Hospital during the period between January 2008 and June 2015. The average age was 63 years. Four males and one female were involved in the sudy. The neuroendocrine carcinoma was pure in four cases and impure or associated with urothelial component in one case. In two patients metastases were present at initial diagnosis. In one case, cystectomy was performed followed by neoadjuvant chemotherapy; chemoradiotherapy was performed in two cases and palliative chemotherapy in the other two cases. The median survival was 10 months. Only one patient was alive, with a follow-up period of 20 months. The management of neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bladder is not standardized, several therapeutic options have been proposed: surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.Entities:
Keywords: Neuroendocrine; bladder; cancer; prognosis; treatment
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28491223 PMCID: PMC5409991 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.26.92.11488
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1Examen anatomopathologique: coloration hématoxyline-eosine: prolifération tumorale de petites cellules basophiles
Figure 2Tomodensitométrie: A) tumeur vésicale postéro latéral gauche avec infiltration de la graisse péri vésicale; B) localisations secondaires hépatiques diffuses; C) adénopathies iliaques bilatérales réalisant deux masses ilio-obturatrices engainant le sigmoïde