A Case of Micropapillary Bladder Carcinoma

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  • Matsumura, Eiri
    The Department of Urology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus
  • Ashikari, Asuka
    The Department of Urology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus
  • Tasaki, Shinsuke
    The Department of Urology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus
  • Kato, Seiya
    The Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus
  • Ashimine, Satoshi
    The Department of Urology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus
  • Machida, Noriko
    The Department of Urology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus
  • Toyama, Hirokazu
    The Department of Urology, Okinawa Red Cross Hospital
  • Oshiro, Yoshinori
    The Department of Urology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus
  • Saito, Seiichi
    The Department of Urology, Graduate School and Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus

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  • 膀胱尿路上皮癌Micropapillary variantの1例
  • ボウコウ ニョウロ ジョウヒガン Micropapillary variant ノ 1レイ

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Abstract

A case of urothelial carcinoma containing micropapillary variant in the urinary bladder is reported. The micropapillary bladder carcinoma isa rare variant of urothelial carcinoma and hasan aggressive clinical course. A 45-year-old man complained of hematuria in October, 2009. He visited a hospital and was diagnosed with a bladder tumor. Transurethral resection of the bladder tumor was performed at the hospital. The transurethral resection demonstrated poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma invading the bladder muscle layer. Then he consulted our hospital. Our pathologist diagnosed the case as micropapillary variant of urothelial carcinoma in the urinary bladder. Accordingly, radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph nodes dissection were performed. After the operation, he received three courses of gemcitabine and cisplatin asadjuvant chemotherapy. The patient remainsfree of tumor recurrence and metastasis for 28 months after the cystectomy.

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  • Hinyokika Kiyo

    Hinyokika Kiyo 58 (6), 279-282, 2012-06

    泌尿器科紀要刊行会

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