Adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder
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Adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder, also primary adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder, is a very uncommon malignant bladder tumour.
General
- Very rare.[1]
Clinical:
- Like urothelial carcinoma - usu. hematuria.
Microscopic
Features:
- Nuclear pleomorphism.
- Glandular differentiation.
- No urothelial differentiation.[2]
DDx:
- Urachal carcinoma.
- Invasive urothelial carcinoma with glandular differentiation.
References
- ↑ Ranadive, NU.; Trivedi, VD.; Gadgil, NM. (Oct 1999). "Primary adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder: a study of 6 cases from the pathologist's point of view.". Arch Esp Urol 52 (8): 906-11. PMID 11762445.
- ↑ Zhong, M.; Gersbach, E.; Rohan, SM.; Yang, XJ. (Mar 2013). "Primary adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder: differential diagnosis and clinical relevance.". Arch Pathol Lab Med 137 (3): 371-81. doi:10.5858/arpa.2012-0076-RA. PMID 23451748.