Rare lesions and tumors of the urinary bladder. Selected issues.
Morphological variants of urothelial cancer have been recently described. The timely identification and recognition of these histological variants should avoid their misinterpretation as benign lesions. We emphasize the peculiar features of these variants because some may require different/specific therapeutic approaches.
Anatomical Pathology Unit, Department of Surgery and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain. em1lobea@uco.es
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Lopez-Beltran
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology