Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the bladder and urethra: cases diffusely mimicking nephrogenic adenoma

Human Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 594-601

  Herawi, Mehsati ^a   Drew, Peter A ^c   Pan, Chin Chen ^d   Epstein, Jonathan I ^b  

^a HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AMACR; Bladder; Clear cell adenocarcinoma; Immunohistochemistry; Nephrogenic adenoma; Nephrogenic adenoma like carcinoma; PAX2; Urethra

Indexed keywords

2 METHYLACYL COENZYME A RACEMASE; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN P63; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER INVASION; CELL DEATH; CELL STRUCTURE; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KIDNEY ADENOMA; MALE; MITOSIS; NUCLEOLUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; URETHRA CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA, CLEAR CELL; ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; URETHRAL NEOPLASMS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 77649335776     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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