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Sarcomatoid carcinoma is a high-grade neoplasmof the bladder which has a transitional,squamous or undifferentiated malign epitelialcomponent and having areas with a sarcoma-likeappearence. Most patients with sarcomatoidcarcinoma are elderly males. The death rate isabout 50% in these cases. Urethelial and renalpelvis involvement may occur. Metastases develop in regional lymph nodes and distant organs.In this case report, a patient who is diagnosedto have sarcomatoid carcinoma of bladder withhuman chorionic gonadotropin positivity, ispresented and the literature is reviewed.
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Yeniyol, C.Ö., Tuna, A., Yağci, A. et al. Human chorionic gonadotropin in sarcomatoid carcinoma of the bladder: A case report. Int Urol Nephrol 35, 29–31 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025908316235
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