SARCOMATOID CARCINOMA OF THE URINARY BLADDER

ERDEMİR F., ULUOCAK N., Tunc M., Ozcan F., Gokce O., KILIÇASLAN I.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, cilt.32, sa.4, ss.462-466, 2006 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.462-466
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Urinary bladder, Urothelial cell carcinoma, Sarcomatoid differentiation, Prognosis
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Most of bladder tumors are urothelial cell carcinomas. Sarcomatoid carcinoma is a rare tumor of the urinary bladder and accounts for approximately 0.3% of all bladder malignancies. In these tumors, histogenesis and biological behavior remain controversial. Herein, we report five cases of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the urinary bladder.