‘Successful’ Chemo- and Radiotherapy prior to Radical Cystectomy Does Not Necessarily Correlate with Clinical Course in Small Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder

Vol. 74, No. 3, 2005

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'Successful' Chemo- and Radiotherapy prior to Radical Cystectomy Does Not Necessarily Correlate with Clinical Course in Small Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder
Takehiro Sejima, Ikuo Miyagawa

Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago, Japan

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Urol Int 2005;74:286-288 (DOI: 10.1159/000083567)

Key Words

Small cell carcinoma
Bladder cancer
Neoadjuvant therapy
Radical cystectomy

Abstract

We report 2 cases in which chemo- and radiotherapy induced pathological remission prior to radical cystectomy in small cell carcinoma of the bladder. However, one of these cases suffered a local recurrence 8 months after surgery.

Author Contacts

Takehiro Sejima
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine 36-1
Nishimachi
Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504 (Japan)
Tel. +81 859 34 8119, Fax +81 859 34 8092, E-Mail sejimatkcd@384.jp

Article Information

Received: January 19, 2004
Accepted after revision: June 3, 2004
Number of Print Pages : 3
Number of Figures : 3, Number of Tables : 0, Number of References : 8

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