Difference between revisions of "Sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma"

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| Micro      =
| Micro      =
| Subtypes  = (subtype of [[urothelial carcinoma]])
| Subtypes  = (subtype of [[urothelial carcinoma]])
| LMDDx      = [[sarcoma]], [[carcinosarcoma]] - esp. in women, other sarcomatoid carcinomas
| LMDDx      = [[sarcoma]], [[carcinosarcoma]] - esp. in women, other sarcomatoid carcinomas, [[collision tumour]]
| Stains    =
| Stains    =
| IHC        =
| IHC        = GATA3 +ve
| EM        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| Molecular  =
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==General==
==General==
*Rare.<ref name=pmid26068625/>
*Rare<ref name=pmid26068625/> approximately 0.1% of bladder carcinomas - based on the SEER database in the time span 1973-2004.<ref name=pmid20706685>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Wang | first1 = J. | last2 = Wang | first2 = FW. | last3 = Lagrange | first3 = CA. | last4 = Hemstreet Iii | first4 = GP. | last5 = Kessinger | first5 = A. | title = Clinical features of sarcomatoid carcinoma (carcinosarcoma) of the urinary bladder: analysis of 221 cases. | journal = Sarcoma | volume = 2010 | issue =  | pages =  | month =  | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1155/2010/454792 | PMID = 20706685 }}</ref>
*Aggressive >55% dead within one year of presentation.<ref name=pmid26068625/>
*Aggressive >55% dead within one year of presentation.<ref name=pmid26068625/>


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DDx:
DDx:
*[[Sarcoma]] - esp. those arising from the retroperitoneum.
*[[Sarcoma]] - esp. those arising from the retroperitoneum.
*[[Carcinosarcoma]] - esp. in women.
*Other [[sarcomatoid carcinoma]]s, e.g. [[sarcomatoid prostate carcinoma]].
*[[Collision tumour]] (rare) - components should ''not'' intermingle.


===Images===
===Images===
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Image: Urothelial carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation -- high mag.jpg | Sarcomatoid UCC - high mag.
Image: Urothelial carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation -- high mag.jpg | Sarcomatoid UCC - high mag.
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==IHC==
*GATA3 +ve (16 +ve of 22 cases<ref name=pmid24824028>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Fatima | first1 = N. | last2 = Osunkoya | first2 = AO. | title = GATA3 expression in sarcomatoid urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. | journal = Hum Pathol | volume = 45 | issue = 8 | pages = 1625-9 | month = Aug | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1016/j.humpath.2014.03.015 | PMID = 24824028 }}</ref>).


==See also==
==See also==
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