Benign Diseases of the Bladder

Surgical Pathology Clinics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 129-158

  Coleman, Joshua F ^a   Hansel, Donna E ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Benign bladder diseases; Bladder; Bladder pathology; Cystitis cystica; Cystitis glandularis; Ectopic prostatic tissue; Endometriosis; Eosinophilic cystitis; Fungal cystitis; Granulomatous cystitis; Histology; Infection; Inflammation; Interstitial cystitis; Malakoplakia; Mimickers; Nephrogenic adenoma; Pathology; Polyomavirus infection; Polypoid cystitis; Reactive response; Therapy induced cystitis; Von Brunn's nests

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AMYLOIDOSIS; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BLADDER TUMOR; CARCINOMA IN SITU; CYSTITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MYCOSIS; POLYOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 67749129261     PISSN: 18759181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.path.2008.07.001     Document Type: Review

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