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An Orthotopic Bladder Tumor Model and the Evaluation of Intravesical saRNA Treatment
Published on: July 28, 2012
[Small cell neuroendocrine tumour of the bladder: with reference to a case and bibliographical revision]
A Lahoz Tornos1, Maria C Marrón Penón, Maria L Pardo López
1Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Santa Bárbara, Soria. lahoztornos@yahoo.es
Introduction And Objectives:
The small cell neuroendocrine tumour is an infrecuent neoplasia, with inmunohistochemistry being the key to diagnosis. We present a new case making reference to treatment and its evolution there after.
Material And Methods:
The clinic, diagnosis and treatment of this tumour is described. Bibliographical revision follours.
Conclusions:
The neuroendocrine tumour of small cell is an infrecuent neoplasia, in which the inmunohistochemistry study is key in the diagnosis. The differential diagnosis includes the high degree diferentiation transitionals cells carcinoma and primary and secondary linfoma. The standard treatment is based on chemotherapy plus surgery.

