Pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder. Report of 2 cases with ultrastructural and immunohistochemical analyses.
Two cases of primary pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder are reported. Ultrastructural demonstration of neuroendocrine granules and immunoreactivity for neuron-specific enolase and synoptophysin, and the absence of cytokeratin, an epithelial marker, are useful features for distinguishing pheochromocytomas from carcinomas of the bladder.
Salo
J O
JO
Second Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
Miettinen
M
M
Mäkinen
J
J
Lehtonen
T
T
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*