Adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation of the urinary bladder. Clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1986 Nov;110(11):1062-6.

Abstract

We describe a primary mixed adenocarcinoma-neuroendocrine carcinoma of the urinary bladder of probable urachal origin. Neuroendocrine differentiation was confirmed by ultrastructural (neurosecretory granules) and immunohistochemical studies (chromogranin and neuron-specific enolase). Two local recurrences and multiple metastases consisted exclusively of the neuroendocrine component. The patient died 30 months after diagnosis with widely metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / immunology
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / analysis
  • Carcinoma / immunology
  • Carcinoma / pathology*
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Humans
  • Immunochemistry
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurosecretory Systems / immunology
  • Neurosecretory Systems / pathology
  • Prognosis
  • Urachus / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / immunology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm