Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 26, 2024; 12(3): 551-559
Published online Jan 26, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i3.551
Epithelioid malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the bladder and concomitant urothelial carcinoma: A case report
Sami Berk Ozden, Muhammed Fatih Simsekoglu, Ipek Sertbudak, Cetin Demirdag, Iclal Gurses
Sami Berk Ozden, Muhammed Fatih Simsekoglu, Cetin Demirdag, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine Department of Urology, Istanbul 34100, Fatih, Turkey
Ipek Sertbudak, Iclal Gurses, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine Department of Pathology, Istanbul 34100, Fatih, Turkey
Author contributions: Demirdag C was head surgeon; Gurses I was head pathologist; Ozden SB wrote the manuscript; Sertbudak I constructed the study design; Şimşekoğlu MF revised the text and collected patient data.
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Corresponding author: Sami Berk Ozden, MD, Academic Research, Researcher, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine Department of Urology, Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi Yerleşkesi Kocamustafapaşa Caddesi No: 53 Cerrahpaşa 34098 Fatih/İstanbul, Istanbul 34100, Fatih, Turkey. s.berkozden@gmail.com
Received: April 28, 2023
Peer-review started: April 28, 2023
First decision: July 27, 2023
Revised: August 8, 2023
Accepted: August 17, 2023
Article in press: August 17, 2023
Published online: January 26, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In this case report, we describe a patient diagnosed with epithelioid variant of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the bladder wall after thorough pathologic examination. The case is noteworthy, as it is the second reported case that provides information regarding the patient’s prognosis.