Open AccessClear cell adenocarcinoma of urinary bladder: A case report and review
Author(s) -
Somika Sethi,
Shashi Dhawan,
Prem Chopra
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.84962
Subject(s) - histogenesis , urothelium , medicine , adenocarcinoma , pathology , clear cell adenocarcinoma , urinary bladder , differential diagnosis , neoplasm , clear cell carcinoma , carcinoma , transitional cell carcinoma , clear cell , urology , cancer , bladder cancer , immunohistochemistry
Clear cell carcinoma is an uncommon but distinct variant of urinary bladder carcinoma histologically resembling the neoplasm in the female genital tract. The histogenesis of this neoplasm is uncertain. The clinicopathologic and histologic features are suggestive of a mullerian origin in some tumors, while some believe it to be glandular differentiation of urothelium or a unique vesicular adenocarcinoma of non-mullerian origin.[1] We present a case of clear cell adenocarcinoma in a 74-year-old woman with review of literature along with its differential diagnosis.