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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Collision Carcinoma Involving Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Ureter: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Sheng Xu, Lei Xu, Peng Cao, Shiyun Yao, Tingming Wu, Xinming Hu, Hualei Chen, Jun Gu, Xianping Che

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Sheng XuDepartment of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Lei XuDepartment of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Peng CaoDepartment of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Shiyun YaoDepartment of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Tingming WuDepartment of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Xinming HuDepartment of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Hualei ChenDepartment of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Jun GuDepartment of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Xianping CheDepartment of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
Hainan Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSmall cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SCNEC) of the ureter is a rare tumour, accounting for less than 0.5% of all ureteral tumours. SCNEC tumours are highly aggressive and patients have a poor prognosis. Ureteral SCNEC colliding with other pathological types of tumours is extremely rare. In this paper, we present the case of a patient with ureteral small cell carcinoma colliding with squamous cell carcinoma and review the literature regarding the clinicopathological features, treatment and prognosis of thus tumour. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second identified case of ureteral SCNEC colliding with SCC. CASE PRESENTATION: A 64-year-old male patient presented with a history of 1 month of gross haematuria and 3 months of left flank pain. CT urography revealed a soft tissue mass in the upper ureter, which was slightly enhanced on contrast-enhanced CT. Nephroureterectomy was performed after the patient was diagnosed with a tumour in the left ureter. Microscopy and immunohistochemical examination confirmed the mass to be a SCNEC collision with SCC. Two months after the surgery, the patient received adjuvant chemotherapy (cisplatin/etoposide). After 14 months of follow-up, no local recurrence or distant metastasis was found.

conclusionUreteral collision carcinoma with SCNEC predominantly occurs in Asian individuals, is difficult to diagnose preoperatively and is highly invasive. The current management of ureteral collision carcinoma is a comprehensive treatment based on surgery.

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collision carcinomaneuroendocrine carcinomasmall cellsquamous cell carcinomaureteral

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