Cytological Diagnosis of Small Cell Carcinoma of Urinary Bladder in a Patient with CLL

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

1 Department of Pathology, Kecioren Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

2 Department of Urology, Kecioren Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder (SCCUB) is an extremely rare bladder malignancy characterized by an aggressive clinical behavior. So, it is important to diagnose this high grade disease by urinary cytology. We report a case of SCCUB in an old man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in remission, while bladder tumor was diagnosed by cytology. With this article, we aimed to review and to update the literature concerning this tumor.

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