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vesical small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma

Saturday 28 September 2019

Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bladder

PO

Differential diagnosis

- gigh grade urothelial carcinoma

  • should lack any appreciable small cell component;
  • p63+, synaptophysin-

-  lymphomas

  • tumor cells are smaller, positive for CD45 , B or T cell markers

- metastatic small cell carcinoma

  • usually no associated urothelial carcinoma