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*Invasive UCC.
*Invasive UCC.


Comparison urothelial changes - flat epithelium - benign/premalignant/cancerous:<ref>GUP PP.155-163</ref>
Comparison urothelial changes - flat epithelium - benign/premalignant/cancerous:<ref>{{Ref GUP|155-163}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
| ||'''Normal'''||'''Reactive atypia'''||'''Flat urothelial hyperplasia'''||'''Urothelial dysplasia'''||'''UCC in situ'''||'''Invasive UCC'''
| ||'''Normal'''||'''Reactive atypia'''||'''Flat urothelial hyperplasia'''||'''Urothelial dysplasia'''||'''UCC in situ'''||'''Invasive UCC'''
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===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
*Nuclear changes (key feature).
*Nuclear changes (key feature).
**Enlargement of nuclei (often 4-5x the size of stromal lymphocytes) -- diagnostic.<ref>GUP P.161.</ref>
**Enlargement of nuclei (often 4-5x the size of stromal lymphocytes) -- diagnostic.<ref name=Ref_GUP161>{{Ref GUP|161}}</ref>
***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.
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==UCC (papillary lesions)==
==UCC (papillary lesions)==
Papillary urothelial lesions are grouped into one of five categories (listed from bad to good prognosis):<ref name=WMSP_310>WMSP P.310</ref>
Papillary urothelial lesions are grouped into one of five categories (listed from bad to good prognosis):<ref name=Ref_WMSP310>{{Ref WMSP|310}}</ref>
*High grade papillary.
*High grade papillary.
*Low grade papillary.
*Low grade papillary.
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===High grade papillary UCC===
===High grade papillary UCC===
Micro.<ref name=WMSP_310/>
Micro.<ref name=Ref_WMSP310>{{Ref WMSP|310}}</ref>
*"High grade nuclear features":
*"High grade nuclear features":
**Nuclear pleomorphism - often 4-5x the size of stromal lymphocytes.<ref>GUP P.161.</ref>
**Nuclear pleomorphism - often 4-5x the size of stromal lymphocytes.<ref name=Ref_GUP161>{{Ref GUP|161}}</ref>
*Architectural complexity.
*Architectural complexity.
**Fused papillary common.
**Fused papillary common.
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===Low grade papillary UCC===
===Low grade papillary UCC===
Micro.<ref name=WMSP_310/>
Micro.<ref name=Ref_WMSP310>{{Ref WMSP|310}}</ref>
*Fused papillae.
*Fused papillae.
*Papillae branch.
*Papillae branch.
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===PUNLUMP===
===PUNLUMP===
Micro.<ref name=WMSP_310/>
Micro.<ref name=Ref_WMSP310>{{Ref WMSP|310}}</ref>
*Rare fused papillae.
*Rare fused papillae.
*Infrequent mitoses.
*Infrequent mitoses.
*Nuclei larger than papilloma - but monotonous.<ref>GUP P.170.</ref>
*Nuclei larger than papilloma - but monotonous.<ref name=Ref_GUP170>{{Ref GUP|170}}</ref>


===Papilloma===
===Papilloma===
Micro.<ref name=WMSP_310/>
Micro.<ref name=Ref_WMSP310>{{Ref WMSP|310}}</ref>
*Papillary fronds.
*Papillary fronds.
*Minimal branching or fusion.
*Minimal branching or fusion.
*Cytological features of normal urothelium.
*Cytological features of normal urothelium.
**Normal urothelium approx. 2x the size of stromal lymphocytes.<ref>GUP P.161.</ref>
**Normal urothelium approx. 2x the size of stromal lymphocytes.<ref name=Ref_GUP161>{{Ref GUP|161}}</ref>
*No mitoses.
*No mitoses.


===Inverted papilloma===
===Inverted papilloma===
*Like papillomas... but grow downward.<ref name=WMSP_310/>
*Like papillomas... but grow downward.<ref name=Ref_WMSP310>{{Ref WMSP|310}}</ref>


===Tabular comparison of papillary lesions===
===Tabular comparison of papillary lesions===


Urothelial cells in papillae - benign/premalignant/cancerous:<ref>GUP PP.166-175 and WMSP P.310</ref>
Urothelial cells in papillae - benign/premalignant/cancerous:<ref>{{Ref GUP|166-175}}</ref><ref name=Ref_WMSP310>{{Ref WMSP|310}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
| ||'''Papilloma''' ||'''PUNLMP''' ||'''low grade PUCC''' ||'''high grade PUCC'''
| ||'''Papilloma''' ||'''PUNLMP''' ||'''low grade PUCC''' ||'''high grade PUCC'''
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