Pancytopenia and Neuroendocrine Small Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder

Irache Abáigar-Pedraza, Juan Pablo Caballero-Romeu, Estela Costa and Juan Francisco Galiano-Baena

Department of Urology, General University Alicante's Hospital, Spain
Department of Anatomo Pathology, General University Alicante's Hospital, Spain

^*Correspondance to: Irache Ab�igar-Pedraza 

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Abstract:

Clinical Practice: Small cell neuroendocrine tumor of the bladder is a rare aggressive tumor with high metastatic potential. Despite aggressive multi-modal treatment, it has a high mortality rate. Tumor infiltration of the bone marrow, myelophthisis, is uncommon and has a devastating prognosis. This is the second case described in scientific literature. In patients with bladder carcinoma and an alteration in any of the three blood series (red cells, white cells, platelets) that do not respond to transfusion, infiltration of the bone marrow must be established.

Keywords:

Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bladder and myelophthisic anemia

Cite the Article:

Abáigar-Pedraza I, Caballero-Romeu JP, Costa E, Galiano-Baena JF. Pancytopenia and Neuroendocrine Small Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder. Clin Oncol. 2016; 1: 1114.