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| LMDDx      = [[prostatic small cell carcinoma]]
| LMDDx      = [[small cell carcinoma of the prostate gland]], [[lymphoma]] (large cell), other [[small round blue cell tumours]]
| Stains    =
| Stains    = pankeratin +ve, chromogranin +ve, synaptophysin +ve, CD56 +ve
| IHC        =
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DDx:
DDx:
*[[Prostatic small cell carcinoma]].
*[[Small cell carcinoma of the prostate gland]].
*[[Lymphoma]], large cell.
*Other [[small round blue cell tumours]].
 
==IHC==
*Pankeratin +ve,
*Chromogranin +ve.
*Synaptophysin +ve.
*CD56 +ve.


===Images===
===Images===

Revision as of 03:14, 6 January 2014

Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder
Diagnosis in short
LM DDx small cell carcinoma of the prostate gland, lymphoma (large cell), other small round blue cell tumours
Stains pankeratin +ve, chromogranin +ve, synaptophysin +ve, CD56 +ve
Site urinary bladder

Symptoms +/-hematuria
Prevalence very rare
Prognosis poor
Clin. DDx other bladder tumours esp. urothelial carcinoma

Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is a rare malignant neoplasm of the urinary bladder.

General

  • Very rare.[1]
  • Poor prognosis.[1]

Microscopic

Features:

DDx:

IHC

  • Pankeratin +ve,
  • Chromogranin +ve.
  • Synaptophysin +ve.
  • CD56 +ve.

Images

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Koga, F.; Yokoyama, M.; Fukushima, H. (Nov 2013). "Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a contemporary review with a special focus on bladder-sparing treatments.". Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 13 (11): 1269-79. doi:10.1586/14737140.2013.851605. PMID 24168010.