Urothelial carcinoma featuring lipid cell and plasmacytoid morphology with poor prognostic outcome

• DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.10.005
• Publication Date: 2005-04-14T11:03:14Z
• Authors: Ahmet Soylu; N. Engin Aydın; Uğur Yılmaz; Ramazan Kutlu; Ali Güneş
• Keywords: Male; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell; 03 medical and health sciences; Fatal Outcome; 0302 clinical medicine; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; Humans; Prognosis; Aged; 3. Good health

An aggressive urothelial carcinoma classified as lipid cell variant with plasmacytoid features was diagnosed in a 67-year-old man. His overall survival was 18 months after limited surgery followed by chemotherapy. The histopathologic features were the same in the recurrences.