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Pseudosarcomatous Proliferation of Cx43- and Kit-Expressing Interstitial Cell in the Urinary Bladder

The authors report a case showing proliferation of KIT- and connexin 43-expressing mesenchymal cells of the urinary bladder. A 75-year-old woman had an ulcerated endophytic mass (size, approximately 2 × 2 cm) in the left posterolateral wall. She underwent transurethral resection and subsequent parti...

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Autores principales: Takeuchi, Tamotsu, Tanimura, Masanobu, Shimamoto, Tsutomu, Yasuda, Masaharu, Furihata, Mutsuo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014713/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21234420
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2010/961325
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Sumario:The authors report a case showing proliferation of KIT- and connexin 43-expressing mesenchymal cells of the urinary bladder. A 75-year-old woman had an ulcerated endophytic mass (size, approximately 2 × 2 cm) in the left posterolateral wall. She underwent transurethral resection and subsequent partial cystectomy. The suburothelial mass extended to the muscularis propria. The histopathological analysis revealed spindle-shaped mesenchymal cells that were loosely arranged with myxoid stroma and showed a focal compact fascicular arrangement. In the immunohistochemical analysis, these spindle cells were stained with specific antibodies to KIT and connexin 43. The patient is currently free of disease at 5 years after operation. The proliferating spindle cells in the present case might represent a phenotype of interstitial cells of the lamina propria.