# Long-Term Survival After Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy for Synchronous Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder and Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate: A Case Report

**Authors:** Michael T Hsieh, Richard Tustin, Tue Le, Abdul Rahim Mohd Tahir, Thomas P Shakespeare

PMC · DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51481 · 2024-01-01

## TL;DR

A 70-year-old man with rare bladder and prostate cancers survived 41 months after chemoradiation, showing this treatment can preserve organs and be effective.

## Contribution

This is the first report of curative chemoradiation for synchronous bladder and prostate cancers achieving long-term survival.

## Key findings

- The patient remained disease-free for 41 months after treatment.
- Definitive chemoradiation resulted in minimal acute and late toxicities.
- Organ preservation was achieved with excellent functional outcomes.

## Abstract

Available reports of synchronous prostate and bladder cancer have exclusively described radical cystoprostatectomy with or without perioperative chemotherapy as the treatment of choice. There are no reports of curative intent or definitive chemoradiation therapy for synchronous primary bladder and primary prostate cancers. Small cell carcinoma of the bladder is a rare and aggressive tumor. We present the first case of synchronous mixed small cell carcinoma and urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder and adenocarcinoma of the prostate in a 70-year-old male who attained long-term survival after curative intent and definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy with minimal acute and late toxicities. The patient remained alive and disease-free at 41 months post-treatment and achieved excellent functional outcomes with organ preservation. Definitive chemoradiation therapy offers a safe and effective, curative-intent organ preservation treatment for localized synchronous prostate and bladder cancers.

## Linked entities

- **Diseases:** small cell carcinoma (MONDO:0000402), urothelial carcinoma (MONDO:0040679), adenocarcinoma (MONDO:0004970), prostate cancer (MONDO:0005159), bladder cancer (MONDO:0004986)

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** SYP (synaptophysin) [NCBI Gene 6855] {aka MRX96, MRXSYP, XLID96}, RB1 (RB transcriptional corepressor 1) [NCBI Gene 5925] {aka OSRC, PPP1R130, RB, p105-Rb, p110-RB1, pRb}, TP53 (tumor protein p53) [NCBI Gene 7157] {aka BCC7, BMFS5, LFS1, P53, TRP53}, GATA3 (GATA binding protein 3) [NCBI Gene 2625] {aka HDR, HDRS}, NCAM1 (neural cell adhesion molecule 1) [NCBI Gene 4684] {aka CD56, MSK39, NCAM}, FOLH1 (folate hydrolase 1) [NCBI Gene 2346] {aka FGCP, FOLH, GCP2, GCPII, NAALAD1, PSM}, KLK3 (kallikrein related peptidase 3) [NCBI Gene 354] {aka APS, KLK2A1, PSA, hK3}
- **Diseases:** urothelial carcinoma (MESH:D014523), ischemic heart disease (MESH:D017202), metastases (MESH:D009362), nodal (MESH:D013611), bladder cancer (MESH:D001749), Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate (MESH:D000230), pulmonary small cell carcinoma (MESH:D055752), radiation toxicities (MESH:D011832), neuroendocrine carcinoma (MESH:D018278), lethargy (MESH:D053609), neutropenia (MESH:D009503), nausea (MESH:D009325), PI-RADS 5 lesion (MESH:D006627), neuroendocrine (MESH:D018358), nocturia (MESH:D053158), lymphopenia (MESH:D008231), hydronephrosis (MESH:D006869), bladder (MESH:D001745), ISUP Grade Group 5 (MESH:D014570), papillary urothelial carcinoma (MESH:D002291), intraductal carcinoma (MESH:D002285), urinary retention (MESH:D016055), Toxicities (MESH:D064420), acinar adenocarcinoma (MESH:D018267), peripheral vascular disease (MESH:D016491), cytopenia (MESH:D006402), extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma (MESH:D018288), constipation (MESH:D003248), bladder and prostate cancers (MESH:D011471), urinary urge (MESH:D053202), anemia (MESH:D000740), perineural invasion (MESH:D052958), lower urinary tract symptoms (MESH:D059411), urinary incontinence (MESH:D014549), Cancer (MESH:D009369)
- **Chemicals:** platinum (MESH:D010984), hematoxylin (MESH:D006416), FDG (MESH:D019788), oxybutynin (MESH:C005419), etoposide (MESH:D005047), carboplatin/etoposide (MESH:C098534), cisplatin (MESH:D002945), DOTATE (-)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

## Figures

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