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Herein, we present an 82-year-old male patient admitted for gross hematuria, dysuria, frequent micturition and urgent micturition lasting over 20 days. Pelvic CT revealed a 43 mm \u00d7 30 mm irregular mass on the left side of the bladder dome. He underwent transurethral resection of bladder tumors with warm 0.9% normal saline as irrigation fluid, coagulation power 120 W, resection power 200 W. At 65 minutes into the procedure, a distinct audible \u201cpop\u201d was heard when resecting the tumor base-bladder wall junction, with subsequent tachycardia, heart rate rising from 75 to 110 beats per minute, and failed bladder distension. Laparoscopic exploration confirmed a 50 mm irregular bladder rupture, and radical cystectomy with bilateral cutaneous ureterostomy was performed. Postoperative pathology confirmed invasive sarcomatoid carcinoma of the bladder accompanied by high-grade urothelial carcinoma. The patient recovered uneventfully with no recurrence or metastasis during 9-month follow-up. 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