title: Cystitis glandularis.
abstract: The cytologic finding of glandular cells in a urine specimen is unusual. The differential diagnosis ranges from benign conditions such as cystitis glandularis to adenocarcinoma. Glandular cells of cystitis glandularis with intestinal metaplasia have a bland cytologic appearance. If detected in a urine cytology specimen colonic metaplasia can be reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Division of Cytopathology, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA. lpantanowitz@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Liron
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pantanowitz
authors.forename: Christopher N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Otis
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003556:Cystitis / Q000473:pathology*; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008679:Metaplasia; D016482:Urinalysis; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology*; D001747:Urinary Bladder Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology