Micropapillary carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a case report and review of the literature

Authors

  • Amel Trabelsi Department of Pathology, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Wided Stita Department of Pathology, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Rammeh Soumaya Department of Pathology, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Sarra Mestiri Department of Pathology, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Mehdi Jaidene Department of Pathology, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Moncef Mokni Department of Pathology, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Sadok Korbi Department of Pathology, CHU Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.925

Abstract

Micropapillary carcinoma is an uncommon variant of urothelial carcinoma with high metastatic potential. The presence of micropapillary carcinoma component in bladder biopsies should alert urologists to its aggressive behaviour. We report the case of a 70-year-old man who presented with macroscopic hematuria lasting 2 weeks. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a bladder tumour in the dome area extended to perivascular adipose. The transurethral biopsy showed a high-grade micropapillary carcinoma with muscle invasion. Radical cystectomy with lymph node dissection was then performed. The pathological examination revealed a high-grade purely micropapillary carcinoma invading the perivesical adipose. No tumour recurrence or metastasis were reported at the 6-month follow-up.

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Trabelsi, A., Stita, W., Soumaya, R., Mestiri, S., Jaidene, M., Mokni, M., & Korbi, S. (2013). Micropapillary carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a case report and review of the literature. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 2(5), 540–2. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.925

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Case Report