Primary small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of urinary bladder: An uncommon entity to be recognized

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 637-640

  Nabi, G ^a   Singh, I ^a   Ansari, M S ^a   Sharma, M C ^a   Dogra, P N ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Neuroendocrine tumors; Small cell cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BLADDER STONE; BONE METASTASIS; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTECTOMY; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DYSURIA; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; GENDER; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROURETER; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER METASTASIS; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG METASTASIS; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NEUTROPENIA; SEPSIS; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNDIFFERENTIATED CARCINOMA; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE CYTOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035779911     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020510130301     Document Type: Article

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