Urothelial Carcinoma



Urothelial Carcinoma


Yimin Ge, MD










(A) Gross picture of a urothelial carcinoma of renal pelvis (UCP) shows a large obstructive pelvicalyceal mass with polypoid appearance and granular surface image. (B) Retrograde pyelogram of another UCP shows an irregular and fixed filling defect within the upper pole calyx image. (C) Aspiration of a low-grade UCP shows loosely cohesive clusters of tumor cells with vague papillary configurations image (Pap stain). (D) High magnification of the tumor demonstrates polygonal cells with well-defined borders, dense cytoplasm, round to oval nuclei, and small nucleoli image (Pap stain).


TERMINOLOGY


Jul 6, 2016 | Posted by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE | Comments Off on Urothelial Carcinoma

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