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==General==
==General==
*Aggressive behaviour.<ref name=pmid21080874/>
*Aggressive behaviour.<ref name=pmid21080874/>
*Typically presents with [[hematuria]].<ref name=pmid25673582>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chatterjee | first1 = D. | last2 = Das | first2 = A. | last3 = Radotra | first3 = BD. | title = Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of urinary bladder: a clinicopathological study. | journal = Indian J Pathol Microbiol | volume = 58 | issue = 1 | pages = 2-6 | month =  | year =  | doi = 10.4103/0377-4929.151153 | PMID = 25673582 }}</ref>


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
Features:<ref name=pmid21080874/>
Features:<ref name=pmid21080874/>
*Micropapillae.
*Micropapillae.
**Quantity of micropapillary (percentage) is variable.<ref name=pmid25673582/>
*Conventional [[urothelial carcinoma]] (typical).
DDx:
*[[Metastasis]] (breast, ovary, lung, pancreas, salivary gland).


===Images===
===Images===
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Image: Urothelial carcinoma with micropapillary features -- very high mag.jpg | UCCMPF - very high mag.
Image: Urothelial carcinoma with micropapillary features -- very high mag.jpg | UCCMPF - very high mag.
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==IHC==
Features:
*CK7 +ve.<ref name=pmid25673582/>
*CK20 +ve/-ve.<ref name=pmid25673582/>
*EMA +ve.<ref name=pmid25673582/>
*HER2 +ve/-ve.<ref name=pmid25673582/>
==Sign out==
*Report percentage of micropapillary pattern - suggested.{{fact}}


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist|2}}


[[Category:Genitourinary pathology]]
[[Category:Genitourinary pathology]]

Revision as of 01:54, 15 June 2015

Micropapillary urothelial carcinoma is an aggressive variant of urothelial carcinoma.[1]

General

Microscopic

Features:[1]

  • Micropapillae.
    • Quantity of micropapillary (percentage) is variable.[2]
  • Conventional urothelial carcinoma (typical).

DDx:

  • Metastasis (breast, ovary, lung, pancreas, salivary gland).

Images

IHC

Features:

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See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Compérat, E.; Roupret, M.; Yaxley, J.; Reynolds, J.; Varinot, J.; Ouzaïd, I.; Cussenot, O.; Samaratunga, H. (Dec 2010). "Micropapillary urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a clinicopathological analysis of 72 cases.". Pathology 42 (7): 650-4. doi:10.3109/00313025.2010.522173. PMID 21080874.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Chatterjee, D.; Das, A.; Radotra, BD.. "Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of urinary bladder: a clinicopathological study.". Indian J Pathol Microbiol 58 (1): 2-6. doi:10.4103/0377-4929.151153. PMID 25673582.