Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a rare variant of infiltrating urothelial carcinoma. Diagnostic and therapeutic manipulations are not yet standardised, due to the rarity of the tumour, with surgery and chemotherapy being reported as potential therapeutic options. We report on a case of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the bladder in a 93-year-old female patient and discuss the pathological features and therapeutic options of the neoplasm. Due to her increased age and associated comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease, the patient was treated with transurethral resection of the tumour and subsequent cisplatin-based chemotherapy but unfortunately died of chemotherapy-related complications.