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==Urothelial carcinoma in situ==
==Urothelial carcinoma in situ==
*Abbreviated ''CIS''.
===General===
===General===
*Lack papillae.
*Lack papillae.
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***Normal urothelium approx. 2x the size of stromal lymphocytes.
***Normal urothelium approx. 2x the size of stromal lymphocytes.
**Nuclear pleomorphism - marked variation in size of nuclei.
**Nuclear pleomorphism - marked variation in size of nuclei.
*Disordered arrangement/crowding of cells.
*+/-Disordered arrangement/crowding of cells.
**In normal urothelium the cell line-up on the basement membrane.
**In normal urothelium the cell line-up on the basement membrane.
*Umbrella cells often absent.
*Umbrella cells often absent.
*Mitoses present.
*+/-Mitoses present.
*+/-Enlarged nucleoli.
*+/-Enlarged nucleoli.
Note:
*The urothelium may be "depleted", i.e. exist only of rare large cells on the basement membrane.
**This is known as ''clinging urothelial carcinoma in situ''.<ref>{{Ref Amin|2-55}}</ref>


==Urothelial cell carcinoma==
==Urothelial cell carcinoma==
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