Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder

Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder

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Primary signet-ring cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a rare tumor.The overall incidence is approximately 0.12-0.6% of all urinary bladder malignancies.

The majority of the patients present in an advanced stage read more with a uniformly grim prognosis.As signet-ring cell carcinomas are more common in the gastrointestinal tract, a possibility of metastasis needs to be considered.Here we report, a 42-year-old patient who presented with hematuria and was diagnosed with a urinary bladder tumor.The patient was managed with partial cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection.

The histopathological examination confirmed primary click here signet-ring cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.