Difference between revisions of "Cowper gland adenocarcinoma"

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==General==
==General==
*Extremely rare.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Zhang M, Pettaway C, Vikram R, Tamboli P |title=Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the urethra/Cowper's gland with concurrent high-grade prostatic adenocarcinoma: a detailed clinicopathologic case report and review of the literature |journal=Hum Pathol |volume=58 |issue= |pages=138–144 |date=December 2016 |pmid=27554206 |doi=10.1016/j.humpath.2016.07.027 |url=}}</ref>
*Extremely rare - 9 reported cases in 2016.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Zhang M, Pettaway C, Vikram R, Tamboli P |title=Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the urethra/Cowper's gland with concurrent high-grade prostatic adenocarcinoma: a detailed clinicopathologic case report and review of the literature |journal=Hum Pathol |volume=58 |issue= |pages=138–144 |date=December 2016 |pmid=27554206 |doi=10.1016/j.humpath.2016.07.027 |url=}}</ref>


==Microscopic==
Features:
*Cribriform or trabecular or solid pattern.
*Cytologically bland morphology.
==IHC==
Features:<ref>WHO Blue Book - Page 187.</ref>
*CK7 +ve.
*HWCK +ve.
*PSA -ve.
*PSAP -ve.
*SMA -ve.
*S-100 -ve.
==See also==
*[[Bulbourethral gland]].
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]

Revision as of 20:38, 18 June 2024

Cowper gland adenocarcinoma is a cancer of the bulbourethral gland.

General

  • Extremely rare - 9 reported cases in 2016.[1]

Microscopic

Features:

  • Cribriform or trabecular or solid pattern.
  • Cytologically bland morphology.

IHC

Features:[2]

  • CK7 +ve.
  • HWCK +ve.
  • PSA -ve.
  • PSAP -ve.
  • SMA -ve.
  • S-100 -ve.

See also

References

  1. Zhang M, Pettaway C, Vikram R, Tamboli P (December 2016). "Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the urethra/Cowper's gland with concurrent high-grade prostatic adenocarcinoma: a detailed clinicopathologic case report and review of the literature". Hum Pathol 58: 138–144. doi:10.1016/j.humpath.2016.07.027. PMID 27554206.
  2. WHO Blue Book - Page 187.