Difference between revisions of "Cowper gland adenocarcinoma"
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==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features:<ref name=pmid1311394>{{cite journal |authors=Small JD, Albertsen PC, Graydon RJ, Ricci A, Sardella WV |title=Adenoid cystic carcinoma of Cowper's gland |journal=J Urol |volume=147 |issue=3 |pages=699–701 |date=March 1992 |pmid=1311394 |doi=10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37357-3 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Cribriform or trabecular or solid pattern. | *Cribriform or trabecular or solid pattern. | ||
*Cytologically bland morphology. | *Cytologically bland morphology. | ||
DDx: | |||
*[[Urothelial carcinoma]]. | |||
*[[Prostatic adenocarcinoma]]. | |||
*[[Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urethra]]. | |||
==IHC== | ==IHC== | ||
Revision as of 21:31, 18 June 2024
Cowper gland adenocarcinoma is a cancer of the bulbourethral gland.
General
- Extremely rare - 9 reported cases in 2016.[1]
Microscopic
Features:[2]
- Cribriform or trabecular or solid pattern.
- Cytologically bland morphology.
DDx:
IHC
Features:[3]
- CK7 +ve.
- HWCK +ve.
- PSA -ve.
- PSAP -ve.
- SMA -ve.
- S-100 -ve.
See also
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Small JD, Albertsen PC, Graydon RJ, Ricci A, Sardella WV (March 1992). "Adenoid cystic carcinoma of Cowper's gland". J Urol 147 (3): 699–701. doi:10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37357-3. PMID 1311394.
- ↑ WHO Blue Book - Page 187.