Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the urinary bladder: analysis of five cases and literature review

Pan Afr Med J. 2020 Aug 29:36:369. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.369.25036. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Sarcomatoid carcinomas of the bladder represent a tiny part of bladder tumors and are characterized by a high potential for malignancy. Very aggressive and affecting mainly men, these tumors present both a urothelial and sarcomatoid contingent. The treatment of these tumors is not well codified given the rarity of cases reported in the literature, however, it seems that the treatment is essentially based on radical cystectomy with extensive pelvic lymph node dissection. We report the experience of our departement in the management of this type of tumor in a series of five cases collected over a period of 8 years.

Keywords: Bladder; carcinoma; sarcomatoid; variant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Carcinosarcoma / pathology*
  • Carcinosarcoma / surgery
  • Cystectomy*
  • Humans
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery