CHSJ

Curr Health Sci J, vol. 36, no. 3, 2010

Histological Variants of Urothelial Bladder Carcinoma

[Original paper]

A. Stepan, Alma Florescu, Anca Mitrut, Cl.Margaritescu, Cristiana Simionescu

Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova


Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to identify and histopathological analysis of cases of urothelial carcinoma with mixed differentiation. The study included a total of 260 cases witch were classic processed and histopathologically analyzed, appreciating the presence and type of differentiation and also the degree and tumor stage. In 68.8% of cases, urothelial carcinoma showed different histological differentiation, most commonly was observed areas with squamous, clear type and glandular cells,. These tumors had low degrees of differentiation and invasion was more advanced. The prognosis of patients can be improved by recognizing and properly quantify the tumor differentiation areas.


Keywords: urothelial carcinoma, differentiation, stage



Corresponding: A. Stepan; MD, PhD stud. Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Str Petru Rares nr. 4, 200456, Craiova, Dolj, RomAnia; mail: astepan76@yahoo.com


DOI 10.12865/CHSJ.36.03.06 - Download PDF
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