Plasmacytoid transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder.
A case of rare plasmacytoid transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder in a 60-year old man is described. The presence of end-stage disease did not allow for any efficacious therapy. Immunohistochemistry showed the tumor cells to be reactive for epithelial markers and syndecan-1 (CD138).
Department of Urology, University of Thessaly School of Medicine, Larissa, Greece. icm@med.uth.gr
Iraklis C
IC
Mitsogiannis
Maria G
MG
Ioannou
Chrissanthi D
CD
Sinani
Michael D
MD
Melekos
D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology