Transitional cell carcinomas of the urinary bladder that may be underdiagnosed: A report of four invasive cases exemplifying the homology between neoplastic and non-neoplastic transitional cell lesions

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1448-1454

  Young, Robert H ^a,b   Oliva, Esther ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Homology; Innocuous appearing; Transitional cell carcinoma; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOLYSIS; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INVASION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PSEUDOTUMOR; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0029828692     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199612000-00003     Document Type: Article

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