PMC5237721_01
3.2 x 1.7 x 2.7 cm mass in the anterior wall of the urinary bladder.
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Caucasian male with a past medical history of hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease stage IV on peritoneal dialysis, stroke, and congestive heart failure presented to an outside clinic with asymptomatic hematuria. CT scan showed a 3.2 x 1.7 x 2.7 cm mass in the anterior wall of the urinary bladder at that time (Figure 1).
(a) Dark tumor cells fill stroma, splaying pink smooth muscle bands to the left (H&E, 100x). (b) Tumor nuclei are irregular, with scant cytoplasm, with some showing spots of nuclear clearing suggestive of salt and pepper, with some tumor cells juxtaposed to suggest molding, and with many pyknotic nuclei, indicative of a rapidly growing tumor.
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Dark tumor cells filled the tissue stroma, splaying pink smooth muscle bands (H&E, 100x) (Figure 2(a)). Some cells were juxtaposed to suggest molding, with many cells containing pyknotic nuclei, indicative of a rapidly growing tumor (Figure 2(b)).