scholarly journals Somatically derived Yolk Sac tumor of the urinary bladder: A case report and differential diagnosis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Espejo-Herrera ◽  
Enric Condom Mundó

Abstract Background: Yolk sac tumor is a germ cell neoplasm that arises predominantly in the gonads, but can also derive from somatic neoplasms in extragonadal locations. These cases have been denominated recently as “somatically derived Yolk sac tumors”, and have been documented in several locations, although reports from the urinary tract are scarce. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a Yolk sac tumor derived from urothelial carcinoma. Case presentation: We present a unique case of a 76-year-old man with a recurrent urinary bladder tumor, initially interpreted as a high grade urothelial carcinoma with glandular differentiation. In the recurrent tumor, diverse histological patterns were identified, including glandular, hepatoid and sarcomatoid. This tumor showed positivity for AFP, GLP3 and SALL4, and negativity for CK7 and EMA. Fluorescent in situ hybridization study showed a polysomic pattern of chromosome 12. All these findings led to the final diagnosis of a Yolk sac tumor derived from urothelial carcinoma. Conclusions: Somatically derived Yolk Sac tumors should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a high grade urothelial carcinoma, particularly when glandular and other unusual patterns are observed. Key words: Yolk sac tumor, somatically derived, urothelial carcinoma, urinary bladder, case report.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia Espejo-Herrera ◽  
Enric Condom Mundó

Abstract Background: Yolk sac tumor (YST) is a germ cell neoplasm that arises predominantly in the gonads, but can also derive from somatic neoplasms in extragonadal locations. These latter cases have been documented in several organs, although reports from the urinary tract are limited. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a bladder urothelial carcinoma with a predominant component of YST differentiation.Case presentation: We present a unique case of a 76-year-old man with a recurrent urinary bladder tumor, initially interpreted as a high grade urothelial carcinoma with glandular differentiation. In the recurrent tumor, diverse histological patterns were identified, including glandular, hepatoid and sarcomatoid. This tumor showed positivity for AFP, GLP3 and SALL4, and negativity for CK7 and EMA. Fluorescent in situ hybridization study showed a polysomic pattern of chromosome 12. All these findings led to the final diagnosis of a YST derived from urothelial carcinoma. Conclusions: YST differentiation should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a high grade urothelial carcinoma, particularly when glandular and other unusual patterns are observed.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-17
Author(s):  
A Sreehari ◽  
BM Rupakala

ABSTRACT A total of 3 to 5% of all ovarian malignancies include malignant ovarian germ cell tumors (MOGCTs). They are subdivided into germinomatous and non-germinomatous tumors. Common types of non-germinomatous tumors include yolk sac and immature teratoma. Ovarian yolk sac tumors (YST) are the second most frequent histological subtype of MOGCTs, after ovarian dysgerminoma. They account for 20% of MOGCTs and are frequent especially in childhood and in early adulthood. We report the case of a yolk sac tumor of the ovary in a 13yrs years old female. How to cite this article Sreehari A, Rupakala BM, Sarojamma C. Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor: A Case Report with Review of Literature. J Med Sci 2016;2(1):15-17.


Author(s):  
Pushpanjali Behera ◽  
Arvind Ahuja ◽  
Minakshi Bhardwaj

Pure yolk sac tumor is the most frequently seen testicular tumor in childhood; however it is usually a component of mixed germ cell tumor in adults. Pure yolk sac tumors are quite rare in adults. Pure yolk sac tumor in adults has been categorized as yolk sac tumor, post-pubertal type. We report a case of pure yolk sac tumor of right testis with lung metastasis in a 37-year-old man who was successfully treated by high inguinal orchidectomy and BEP combination chemotherapy.    


2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Algimantas Sruogis ◽  
Ugnius Mickys ◽  
Tadas Petraitis ◽  
Edita Kaubrienė ◽  
Feliksas Jankevičius

Algimantas Sruogis1, Ugnius Mickys2, Tadas Petraitis1, Edita Kaubrienė3, Feliksas Jankevičius11 Vilniaus universiteto Onkologijos institutoUrologijos skyrius,Santariškių g. 1, LT-08661 VilniusEl paštas: [email protected] Lietuvos nacionalinis patologijos centras3 Vilniaus universiteto Onkologijos institutoIntervencinės echoskopijos irultragarsinės diagnostikos skyrius Tikslas Nustatyti diagnostinius prostatos urotelio karcinomos kriterijus, diferencijuojant urotelio karcinomą, peraugančią šlapimo pūslės kaklelį ir prostatą, nuo prostatos adenokarcinomos, peraugančios šlapimo pūslę. Atvejis Pacientas, 37 metų, trejus metus gydytas nuo lėtinio prostatito. Prostatos sekrete nustačius atipinių ląstelių, įtarus prostatos vėžį, ligonis nusiųstas į VU Onkologijos institutą. Tyrimo pro tiesiąją žarną, cistoskopijos, rentgenologinio, ultragarso ir serumo žymenų tyrimo duomenimis, diddesnių pokyčių nerasta. Atlikus transuretrinę šlapimo pūslės gleivinės biopsiją (TUR) iš šlapimo pūslės sienelių, kaklelio ir šlaplės prostatinės gleivinės, histologiškai nustatyti normalūs urotelio audiniai. Šlapimo citologinis tyrimas buvo neigiamas. Atlikus transrektalinę prostatos biopsiją, diagnozuotas prostatos urotelio navikas, imunohistochemiškai neigiamas PSA (prostatos specifiniam antigenui) ir teigiamas citokeratinams CK8 ir CK HMW. Pacientui buvo atlikta radikali cistoprostatektomija, pašalinti dubens limfmazgiai ir suformuotas šlapimo nuotėkis į ileum segmentą, išvestą į priekinę pilvo sieną (Brycker būdu). Morfologinė diagnozė – prostatos urotelio karcinoma. Taip pat diagnozuota prostatos adenokarcinoma ir prostatos intraepitelinė neoplazija. Po 15 mėnesių PSA lygis buvo 0,2 ng/ml, jokių ligos progresavimo požymių nepasireiškė. Remiantis šiuo klinikiniu atveju straipsnyje apžvelgiama literatūra, aiškinantis prostatos urotelio karcinomos ir adenokarcinomos skirtumus. Išvados Diagnozuojant prostatos urotelio karcinomą reikia vadovautis tam tikrais kriterijais: 1) prostatos urotelio karcinoma turi būti verifikuota makro-, mikroskopiškai ir imunohistocheminiais metodais, 2) neturėtų būti kitų urotelio karcinomos židinių organizme. Būtent prostatos biopsija leidžia patologui nustatyti tikslią diagnozę prieš operaciją. Imunohistocheminis tyrimas padeda atlikti diferencinę diagnostiką. Po operacijos tiriant pašalintus audinius, diagnozė patikslinama histomorfologiškai, naudojant imunohistocheminius tyrimus, net jei ir labai retai nustatoma prostatos urotelio karcinoma. Reikšminiai žodžiai: prostatos vėžys, urotelio karcinoma, prostatos urotelio karcinoma, prostatos biopsija Prostate urothelial carcinoma diagnosed on prostatic needle biopsy. Case report with literature overview Algimantas Sruogis1, Ugnius Mickys2, Tadas Petraitis1, Edita Kaubrienė3, Feliksas Jankevičius11 Vilnius University Institute of Oncology,Urology Department,Santariškių str. 1,LT-08661 Vilnius, LithuaniaE-mail: [email protected] Lithuanian National Centre of Pathology3 Vilnius University Institute of Oncology,Radiology Department Objective To establish criteria for the diagnosis of primary urothelial prostate carcinoma after the differential diagnosis including high-grade urothelial carcinoma extending into the bladder neck and prostate versus poorly differentiated prostate adenocarcinoma extending into the bladder. Case report The patient was a 37-year-old man with severe prostatism symptoms, who presented with an atypical seminal vesicles fluid cytological test result. The prostate was also normal by the digital examination, endoscopy, roentgenography, ultrasonography and serum markers. A diagnostic transurethral resection of bladder mucosa, bladder neck specimen revealed normal urothelial tissues. The urine cytological test result was negative. The transrectal biopsy of the prostate revealed an urothelial carcinoma with a negative staining of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) and positive of cytokeratins CK 8 and CK HMW. The patient subsequently underwent radical cystoprostatectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy with ileal conduit m. Brycker creation. The histological diagnosis was the urothelial carcinoma of the prostate. Also, the prostate showed foci of High Grade PIN and prostate adenocarcinoma. After 15 months the patient has a PSA level of 0.2 ng/mL, no symptoms, no evidence of progression. Based on this case of the urothelial carcinoma of prostate, the literature was reviewed and the morphological differentiation between urothelial carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the prostate was discussed. Conclusions The diagnostic criteria are the following: (1) the tumor should be a macro-, microscopically and imunohistochemically verified as urothelial carcinoma localized exclusively in the prostate gland; (2) there must be no other primary urothelial carcinoma in the body. These criteria can be readily applied when evaluating surgical resection specimens. With the use of radiologically guided or endoscopically derived biopsies, however, the pathologist is increasingly called upon to make a diagnosis before definitive surgical resection. In these circumstances, the pathologist will often resort to immunostains to help refine the differential diagnosis. Moreover, even when surgical resection specimens are evaluated, immunostains are still used in conjunction with histomorphology to confirm the diagnosis, particularly when a rare entity such as primary urothelial prostate carcinoma is encountered. Keywords: prostate cancer, urothelial carcinoma, prostate urothelial carcinoma, prostatic needle biopsy


CytoJournal ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chetna N. Purohit ◽  
Marilyn M. Bui ◽  
Ardeshir Hakam

Osteoclast-rich undifferentiated carcinoma of urinary bladder (ORUCUB) is a very rare and an unusual variant of high-grade urothelial carcinoma. Here, we report an extraordinary case of metastatic ORUCUB, diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy, in a 74-year-old Hispanic male who presented with a palpable, tender left groin mass and a known previous history of high-grade carcinoma of urinary bladder and prostatic cancer. To the best of our knowledge, diagnosis of ORUCUB by FNA is the first case report in FNA cytology to be published to date. A review of the literature is emphasized on the cytological, histological and immunohistochemical features and differential diagnoses of giant cell tumor.


Author(s):  
Burak Hazir ◽  
Berkay Şímșek ◽  
Arzu Erdemír ◽  
Fatih Gürler ◽  
Ozan Yazici ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Machiel van den Akker ◽  
Dirk Vervloessem ◽  
An Huybrechs ◽  
Sabine Declercq ◽  
Jutte van der Werff ten Bosch

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Abensur Athanazio ◽  
Maiara Ferreira de Souza ◽  
Maria Estela Pompeu do Amaral

Abstract Background Urothelial carcinoma shows wide plasticity and broad morphologic spectrum. In many instances, the presence of papillary morphology is reassuring of the urothelial histogenesis of a high-grade invasive lesion but is not pathognomonic. Case presentation We reported herein four cases of carcinomas in the bladder with papillary morphology that had a final diagnosis different from urothelial carcinoma (3% of cases in a 42-month period). In high-grade tumors involving the urinary tract, the presence of papillary/pseudopapillary morphology is not sufficient to render a diagnosis of papillary urothelial carcinoma. Prostate adenocarcinoma, primary bladder adenocarcinoma or metastasis must be excluded in selected case scenarios.


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