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Published on: July 28, 2012
Solitary giant sarcomatoid carcinoma of the bladder. A case report
Pietro Pepe1, Filippo Fraggetta, Antonio Galia
1Urology and Pathology, Unit Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy. piepepe@hotmail.com
Abstract:
A case of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the bladder (SCB) presenting as a giant intravesical mass in a 75-year-old man complaining of lower urinary tract swmptoms (LUTS), abdominal pain and fever is reported. SCB is a rare (0.1% of all primary bladder tumors), aggressive cancer with a complex histology (a biphasic tumor with malignant epithelial and mesenchymal elements) and poor prognosis.