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ArticleCureus2021

Primary Small Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder.

Juliette M Kassas, Julia V Fiuk, Carol A Brenner

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Juliette M KassasCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England, Biddeford, USA.
Julia V FiukUrology, Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia, USA.
Carol A BrennerCollege of Osteopathic Medicine, University of New England, Biddeford, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 64-year-old Caucasian man with a 20 to 25-pack-year cigarette smoking history presented to his primary care provider with the chief complaint of gross hematuria after experiencing three to four months of urinary frequency and urgency. His workup consisted of laboratory blood work, a renal/bladder ultrasound (US), a CT scan without contrast, cystoscopy with biopsy (with an attempted transurethral resection of bladder tumor), and a PET scan. He was diagnosed with stage T4 small cell carcinoma of the bladder (SCCB) shortly after seeking medical care with metastases to the liver, bone, and lymph nodes. There was no evidence of lung involvement. The patient's primary concerns included difficulty urinating and sustained hematuria. He underwent palliative radiotherapy and placement of bilateral nephrostomy tubes in order to preserve his quality of life. He also received a chemotherapy regimen consisting of cisplatin, etoposide, and atezolizumab. The patient underwent hospice care and died approximately six months after the presentation.

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chemotherapymetastatic carcinomanon-urothelial bladder cancerpalliative radiation therapysmall cell carcinomas

Identifiers

PMID34164246
PMCPMC8214727

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