Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder That Manifests Disseminated Carcinomatosis of the Bone Marrow: A Case Report of Extremely Rapid Progression. (15th September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shimizu, Nobuhiko; Moritoki, Yoshinobu; Katsumi, Nao; Yanase, Takahiro; Sugino, Teruaki; Kanemoto, Kazuhiro; Akita, Hidetoshi; Yasui, Takahiro
• Other Names: Koga Fumitaka Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in urology. Volume 2022(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-09-15
• Subjects: Urology -- Periodicals; Urology -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Genitourinary organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Urologic Diseases; Genitourinary organs -- Diseases; Urology; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; 616.6005
• DOI: 10.1155/2022/6082700
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-696X

Abstract

Abstract : Plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (PUC) of the bladder is a rare variant of invasive urothelial carcinoma (UC) with aggressive behavior. Despite its prognosis being poorer than that of conventional UC, a median overall survival of approximately 2 years is ensured when it is treated with radical cystectomy (RC), and few patients die within a few months of RC. In this paper, we report the case of a patient with PUC who developed widespread bone metastasis only 6 weeks after RC, which resulted in death within 2 months postoperatively.