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Cytologic features of recurrent lymphoma involving the urinary bladder
Author(s) -
Quinn Adam M.,
Flanigan Robert,
Sienko Anna,
Wojcik Eva M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.20099
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , genitourinary system , pathology , urinary system , urinary bladder , cytology , differential diagnosis , urine cytology , medical diagnosis , immunohistochemistry , urology , cystoscopy
Recurrent lymphoma of the bladder only occasionally presents with genitourinary symptoms, and there are very few cases in the literature reporting the cytologic findings of involvement of the urinary bladder by lymphoma. We report the findings from a case of diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma with immunoblastic morphology that was identified in a bladder barbotage specimen of a 77‐year‐old man who presented with recurrent urinary tract infection and hematuria. We describe the cytomorphological features of lymphoma cells in the urine and discuss the differential diagnoses. Correlation of cytologic findings with immunohistochemical results is crucial in the diagnosis of lymphoma involving the urinary bladder. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2004;31:185–188. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.