Clinically undetected plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder with non-mass-forming metastases in multiple organs: an autopsy case

• Main Authors: Yuya Asano (Author), Kosuke Miyai (Author), Shinya Yoshimatsu (Author), Makoto Sasaki (Author), Katsunori Ikewaki (Author), Susumu Matsukuma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Pathologists & the Korean Society for Cytopathology, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This case report outlines a clinically undetected urinary bladder plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma (PUC) with multiple metastases detected at autopsy. An 89-year-old man presented with edema in the lower limbs. Pleural fluid cytology revealed discohesive carcinomatous cells, although imaging studie...