Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2011 Volume 139, Issue 9-10, Pages: 693-699
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH1110693D
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Histopathology of urinary bladder carcinoma: Less common variants
Damjanov Ivan (Odeljenje za patologiju, Medicinski fakultet, Univerzitet u Kanzasu, Kanzas Siti, Kanzas, SAD)
Golubović Mileta (Centar za patologiju, Medicinski fakultet, Klinički centar Crne Gore, Podgorica, Crna Gora)
Bladder cancer is a common form of neoplasia which most often presents
histologically as urothelial (transitional cell) carcinoma. In this article
we review recent publications dealing with the less common variants of
urothelial carcinoma such as tumours that show unusual forms of
differentiation or the well know squamous, glandular, or sarcomatoid
differentiation. Urothelial tumours may also show several distinct growth
variants characterized by a nested, micropapillary, lymphoepithelioma-like,
or plasmacytoid and giant cell growth pattern. The clinical course of bladder
cancer varies depending on the histological type of neoplasia, grade and
stage of the tumour. High-grade muscle-invasive urothelial cancers and
tumours showing variant microscopic morphology have in general high mortality
and poor prognosis.
Keywords: urinary bladder, urothelial carcinoma, pathology
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