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Primary carcinoid tumor of the bladder

Jason Warncke, Sharon White, Mary O’Keefe, Fernando Kim, Rodrigo Donalisio da Silva

Division of Urology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Jason Warncke, 5479 Verbena Street, Denver, CO 80238 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2018, 25(4), 9421-9423.

Abstract

Transitional cell carcinoma is the most common type of bladder cancer in the United States. This case report discusses the finding of primary bladder carcinoid tumor (also called well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor) in a woman with gross hematuria. With only 15-20 reported cases, primary bladder carcinoid is rare and the approach to treatment is unclear. There have been two muscle-invasive cases reported which required more extensive treatment plans. The patient presented in this case underwent complete transurethral resection of the tumor with the recommendation of surveillance cystoscopy every 3 months.

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