The cytologic appearance of metastatic transitional cell carcinoma.
Seven cases with cytologic material from metastatic transitional cell carcinoma are presented. Three cellular patterns were seen: 1) papillary fragments, 2) cells with a moderate amount of dense cytoplasm and 3) undifferentiated malignant cells.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D013183:Sputum / Q000166:cytology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014626:Vaginal Smears