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Micropapillary Transitional Cell Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
224753
•Concept ID:
C1266012
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Micropapillary transitional cell carcinoma; Micropapillary urothelial carcinoma; Transitional cell carcinoma, micropapillary
SNOMED CT: Transitional cell carcinoma, micropapillary (128639004); Micropapillary urothelial carcinoma (128639004); Micropapillary urothelial carcinoma (1208459005); Micropapillary transitional cell carcinoma (1208459005)

Definition

A transitional cell carcinoma characterized by a micropapillary growth pattern. Typical example is the micropapillary variant of infiltrating bladder urothelial carcinoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMicropapillary Transitional Cell Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Micropapillary bladder cancer: current treatment patterns and review of the literature.
Willis DL, Flaig TW, Hansel DE, Milowsky MI, Grubb RL, Al-Ahmadie HA, Plimack ER, Koppie TM, McConkey DJ, Dinney CP, Hoffman VA, Droller MJ, Messing E, Kamat AM
Urol Oncol 2014 Aug;32(6):826-32. Epub 2014 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2014.01.020. PMID: 24931270Free PMC Article
Variant histology: role in management and prognosis of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.
Porten SP, Willis D, Kamat AM
Curr Opin Urol 2014 Sep;24(5):517-23. doi: 10.1097/MOU.0000000000000089. PMID: 24921905
Bladder cancer: a review of clinical management and prognostic factors.
Patel T, Pitman M, McKiernan JM
Minerva Urol Nefrol 2010 Dec;62(4):377-86. PMID: 20944539

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical and pathological characteristics of micropapillary transitional cell carcinoma: a highly aggressive variant.
Maranchie JK, Bouyounes BT, Zhang PL, O'Donnell MA, Summerhayes IC, DeWolf WC
J Urol 2000 Mar;163(3):748-51. PMID: 10687969

Diagnosis

Micropapillary transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: report of two cases.
Dhouib RS, Abbes I, Mrad K, Sassi S, Leila A, Driss M, Salah R, Romdhane KB
Pathologica 2005 Oct;97(5):338-40. PMID: 16480033
Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast metastatic to the urinary bladder and endometrium: diagnostic pitfalls and review of the literature of tumors with micropapillary features.
Ramalingam P, Middleton LP, Tamboli P, Troncoso P, Silva EG, Ayala AG
Ann Diagn Pathol 2003 Apr;7(2):112-9. doi: 10.1053/adpa.2003.50015. PMID: 12715337
Micropapillary variant of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a report of three cases with cytologic diagnosis in urine specimens.
Ylagan LR, Humphrey PA
Acta Cytol 2001 Jul-Aug;45(4):599-604. doi: 10.1159/000327871. PMID: 11480725
A micropapillary variant of transitional cell carcinoma arising in the ureter.
Vang R, Abrams J
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2000 Sep;124(9):1347-8. doi: 10.5858/2000-124-1347-AMVOTC. PMID: 10975935

Therapy

Micropapillary transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: report of two cases.
Dhouib RS, Abbes I, Mrad K, Sassi S, Leila A, Driss M, Salah R, Romdhane KB
Pathologica 2005 Oct;97(5):338-40. PMID: 16480033

Prognosis

Micropapillary transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: report of two cases.
Dhouib RS, Abbes I, Mrad K, Sassi S, Leila A, Driss M, Salah R, Romdhane KB
Pathologica 2005 Oct;97(5):338-40. PMID: 16480033
Micropapillary variant of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: a report of three cases with cytologic diagnosis in urine specimens.
Ylagan LR, Humphrey PA
Acta Cytol 2001 Jul-Aug;45(4):599-604. doi: 10.1159/000327871. PMID: 11480725
Clinical and pathological characteristics of micropapillary transitional cell carcinoma: a highly aggressive variant.
Maranchie JK, Bouyounes BT, Zhang PL, O'Donnell MA, Summerhayes IC, DeWolf WC
J Urol 2000 Mar;163(3):748-51. PMID: 10687969

Clinical prediction guides

Micropapillary transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder: report of two cases.
Dhouib RS, Abbes I, Mrad K, Sassi S, Leila A, Driss M, Salah R, Romdhane KB
Pathologica 2005 Oct;97(5):338-40. PMID: 16480033
Clinical and pathological characteristics of micropapillary transitional cell carcinoma: a highly aggressive variant.
Maranchie JK, Bouyounes BT, Zhang PL, O'Donnell MA, Summerhayes IC, DeWolf WC
J Urol 2000 Mar;163(3):748-51. PMID: 10687969

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