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An Orthotopic Model of Murine Bladder Cancer
Published on: February 6, 2011
Composite adenocarcinoma and carcinoid tumor of urinary bladder
N W Chin1, A M Marinescu, K Fani
1Laboratory Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
Urology
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
We present a unique case of primary mixed adenocarcinoma of the urinary bladder consisting of signet-ring cells, glands, and mucinous lakes intimately associated with carcinoid elements. Neuroendocrine differentiation was substantiated with immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies. The literature on primary carcinoid tumor of the bladder is reviewed.
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