Clear cell urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder - a rare pathological entity. A case report and a systematic review of the literature

Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2019 Nov 8;19(4):400-403. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2019.4182.

Abstract

The most common histological type of urinary bladder cancer is urothelial carcinoma (UC). In contrast, the clear cell variant of urothelial carcinoma (CCUC) is quite a rare neoplasm. In this study, we report a case of an 81-year-old male, presenting with gross hematuria and acute urinary retention, which was subsequently diagnosed with CCUC at our pathology department. Furthermore, we provide a short systematic review of the literature (PubMed, Scopus, and Science Citation Index) for this rare histopathological entity and a brief discussion about its morphological and immunohistochemical (IHC) characteristics.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / diagnosis*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / pathology*
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism
  • Hematuria / complications
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Urinary Bladder
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Urinary Retention / complications
  • Urothelium / pathology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor