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*If the person has a history of a low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma... it is likely a low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma.
*If the person has a history of a low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma... it is likely a low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma.
*These cases are a consensus diagnosis, i.e. you show it to a colleague... if they agree you can call it.  
*These cases are a consensus diagnosis, i.e. you show it to a colleague... if they agree you can call it.  
==Gross==
*Exophytic lesion.


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==
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*[[Urothelium]].
*[[Urothelium]].
*[[PUNLMP]].
*[[PUNLMP]].
*[[Inverted urothelial papilloma]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 04:18, 25 April 2015

Urothelial papilloma is a rare benign lesion of the urothelium.

General

  • Rare.[1]
  • Males > females (1.9:1).[1]

Notes:

  • If the person has a history of a low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma... it is likely a low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma.
  • These cases are a consensus diagnosis, i.e. you show it to a colleague... if they agree you can call it.

Gross

  • Exophytic lesion.

Microscopic

Features:[2]

  • Papillary fronds.
  • Minimal branching or fusion.
  • Cytological features of normal urothelium.
    • Normal urothelium approx. 2x the size of stromal lymphocytes.[3]
  • No mitoses.
  • Thickness < 7 cells.[citation needed]

DDx:

See also

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Al Bashir, S.; Yilmaz, A.; Gotto, G.; Trpkov, K. (Jan 2014). "Long term outcome of primary urothelial papilloma: a single institution cohort.". Pathology 46 (1): 37-40. doi:10.1097/PAT.0000000000000029. PMID 24300727.
  2. Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 310. ISBN 978-0781765275.
  3. Zhou, Ming; Magi-Galluzzi, Cristina (2006). Genitourinary Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 161. ISBN 978-0443066771.