Unusual presentation of high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the Urinary bladder with small-cell and large-cell features

• Main Authors: Vitor Fiorin de Vasconcellos (Author), João Lapa Lima Trancoso (Author), Aloísio Felipe-Silva (Author), Angélica Braz Simões (Author), Pedro José dos Santos Neto (Author), Oscar Eduardo Hidetoshi Fugita (Author), Carla Rachel Ono (Author), Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2013-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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High-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the urinary bladder comprehends small-cell and large-cell variants. It is a rare and aggressive neoplasm, mostly diagnosed in advanced stages. It is more frequently encountered among Caucasian men in the sixth decade of life. Urinary symptoms are the most commo...