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'''Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder''' is a rare malignant neoplasm of the [[urinary bladder]]. | '''Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder''', abbreviated '''SCCUB''', is a rare malignant neoplasm of the [[urinary bladder]]. | ||
==General== | ==General== |
Revision as of 03:16, 6 January 2014
Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder | |
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Diagnosis in short | |
Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. H&E stain. | |
LM DDx | small cell carcinoma of the prostate gland, lymphoma (large cell), other small round blue cell tumours |
Stains | pankeratin +ve, chromogranin +ve, synaptophysin +ve, CD56 +ve |
Site | urinary bladder |
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Symptoms | +/-hematuria |
Prevalence | very rare |
Prognosis | poor |
Clin. DDx | other bladder tumours esp. urothelial carcinoma |
Small cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder, abbreviated SCCUB, is a rare malignant neoplasm of the urinary bladder.
General
Microscopic
Features:
- See small cell carcinoma.
DDx:
- Small cell carcinoma of the prostate gland.
- Lymphoma, large cell.
- Other small round blue cell tumours.
IHC
- Pankeratin +ve,
- Chromogranin +ve.
- Synaptophysin +ve.
- CD56 +ve.