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Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Metastatic Urothelial Cell Carcinoma With Plasmacytoid Features: A Case Report.

Rafael A Guzman, Maikol Gonzalez, Sara Bakroun, Zinab Bakroun, Feras Othman, Joshua A Simon, Aruna Dash

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Rafael A GuzmanMedicine, St. George's University School of Medicine, True Blue, GRD.
Maikol GonzalezMedicine, St. George's University School of Medicine, True Blue, GRD.
Sara BakrounMedicine, St. George's University School of Medicine, True Blue, GRD.
Zinab BakrounMedicine, St. George's University School of Medicine, True Blue, GRD.
Feras OthmanGeneral Surgery, University of Miami, Miami, USA.
Joshua A SimonGeneral Surgery, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, USA.
Aruna DashPathology, Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) is a type of malignant cancer that affects thousands of people worldwide, especially those who smoke and have certain occupational exposures. Plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (PUC) is a rare histological variant of UCC that can present aggressively and insidiously. Small bowel obstruction secondary to malignancy is a rare presentation of UCC because the small bowel is a rare site of metastasis. We showcase a patient who presented with small bowel obstruction secondary to high-grade metastatic UCC with plasmacytoid features, exhibiting minimal urologic symptoms and no apparent risk factors. This case highlights the importance of high clinical suspicion for patients with possible malignancies that present with limited or unusual symptomatology and no risk factors. Further research into PUC to understand its symptoms and metastatic pattern is warranted to advance current early diagnostic criteria and further improve patient outcomes.

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metastatic small bowel cancermetastatic urothelial carcinomaplasmacytoid variantplasmacytoid variant urothelial carcinomasmall bowel malignancysmall-bowel obstructionsmall bowel resectiontransitional cell carcinomaurothelial cell carcinomaurothelial malignancy

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PMID39070369
PMCPMC11277245

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