Urothelial carcinoma featuring lipid cell and plasmacytoid morphology with poor prognostic outcome.
An aggressive urothelial carcinoma classified as lipid cell variant with plasmacytoid features was diagnosed in a 67-year-old man. His overall survival was 18 months after limited surgery followed by chemotherapy. The histopathologic features were the same in the recurrences.
Soylu
Ahmet
A
Department of Urology, Inonu University Medical Faculty, Malatya, Turkey. asoylu@inonu.edu.tr
Aydin
N Engin
NE
Yilmaz
Uğur
U
Kutlu
Ramazan
R
Güneş
Ali
A
D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*