A case of tubulocystic carcinoma simultaneously occurring with clear cell type renal cell carcinoma and micropapillary urothelial carcinoma of bladder

South Med J. 2009 Jul;102(7):754-7. doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181a819c1.

Abstract

The coexistence of multiple and synchronous primary neoplasms in the genitourinary system has rarely been described in the literature. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a very rare tumor, a "tubulocystic carcinoma," simultaneously occurring with micropapillary urothelial carcinoma in the bladder and clear cell type renal cell carcinoma in the same kidney. Tubulocystic carcinoma is a recently entitled tumor. It had been thought to arise from the distal collecting duct for a period of time and was therefore named as a low-grade collecting duct carcinoma. Microscopically, the tumor is defined as being tubulocystic or having tubulopapillary architecture and a low nuclear grade with hobnail morphology. Its progression and treatment protocol are uncertain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Papillary / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*