Date of Presentation:2/22/2021

Attending pathologist: Anil Parwani, MD, PhD

Presented by: Bindu Challa, MD

Prepared by: Bindu Challa, MD

Organ:Bladder

HISTORY:

A female in her 60s presents with symptoms of urinary retention. Past surgical history includes insertion of stent in right ureter. Most recent cystourethroscopy showed erythema, inflammation, papillary changes and sloughed mucosa in dome and posterior wall of the bladder.

GROSS:

The specimen is designated "bladder lesion" and consists of four irregular-shaped fragments of tan-pink soft tissue ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 cm in greatest dimension.

Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue

What is the most likely diagnosis?

  1. Bladder endocervicosis
  2. Papillary/polypoid cystitis
  3. Urothelial papilloma
  4. Clear cell adenocarcinoma of bladder
  5. Nephrogenic metaplasia
Nephrogenic metaplasia