Nigerian Medical Journal : Journal of the Nigeria Medical Association | 2019

Rare Case of Primary Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder

 
 
 
 

Abstract


Cancers of the urinary bladder account for about 3.2% of all cancers worldwide. Clear cell adenocarcinomas (CCAs) of urinary bladder are rare. CCA must be differentiated from benign condition such as nephrogenic adenoma (NA) as well as malignant conditions such as urothelial carcinoma with clear cells, metastasis from ovary and kidney, and urinary bladder myomelanocytic tumor. The diagnosis is based on characteristic histopathological and immunohistochemical features. We present a rare case of CCA of urinary bladder with aggressive clinical behavior in a 72-year-old female.

Volume 60
Pages 40 - 42
DOI 10.4103/NMJ.NMJ_8_19
Language English
Journal Nigerian Medical Journal : Journal of the Nigeria Medical Association

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