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The plasmacytoid carcinoma of the bladder--rare variant of aggressive urothelial carcinoma.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jul 2011
Keck Bastian, Stoehr Robert, Wach Sven, Rogler Anja, Hofstaedter Ferdinand, Lehmann Jan, Montironi Rodolfo, Sibonye Mathilde, Fritsche Hans M, Lopez-Beltran Antonio, Epstein Jonathan I, Wullich Bernd, Hartmann Arndt
Abstract excerpt
The WHO 2004 classification defines new histological and molecular variants of urothelial carcinoma. However, there are limited data available on the clinicopathological characteristics or prognosis of these variants. We present histopathological, molecular and clinical data of 32 plasmacytoid carcinomas of the bladder (PUC) showing that PUC is a high-grade tumor with molecular features of aggressive urothelial...
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