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Sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma (abbreviated sarcomatoid UC), also sarcomatoid urothelial cell carcinoma (abbreviated sarcomatoid UCC), is a rare variant of urothelial carcinoma.[1]

General

Microscopic

Features:

  1. Urothelial carcinoma (classic or recognizable variant).
  2. Sarcomatoid differentiation.

DDx:

  • Sarcoma - esp. those arising from the retroperitoneum.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fatima, N.; Canter, DJ.; Carthon, BC.; Kucuk, O.; Master, VA.; Nieh, PT.; Ogan, K.; Osunkoya, AO. (Jun 2015). "Sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: a contemporary clinicopathologic analysis of 37 cases.". Can J Urol 22 (3): 7783-7. PMID 26068625.