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SynthesisDiagnostic pathology2020

Inverted urothelial papilloma of the upper urinary tract: description of two cases with systematic literature review.

R Santi, I C Galli, V Canzonieri, J I Lopez, G Nesi

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Synthesis in Diagnostic pathology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

R SantiPathology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
I C GalliPathology Section, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
V CanzonieriCentro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.
J I LopezUniversity of the Basque Country, Barakaldo, Spain.
G NesiPathology Section, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy. gabriella.nesi@unifi.it.
University of Florence · ITAzienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITUniversity of the Basque Country · ESUniversity of Trieste · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInverted urothelial papilloma (IUP) of the upper urinary tract is an uncommon benign tumour that occasionally presents as a polypoid mass causing urinary obstruction. Histologically, IUP is characterised by a proliferating urothelium arranged in cords and trabeculae, in continuity with overlying intact epithelium, and extending into the lamina propria in a non-invasive, endophytic manner. Cytological atypia is minimal or absent. Top differential diagnoses include urothelial carcinoma with inverted growth pattern and florid ureteritis cystica. Although urothelial carcinomas of the upper urinary tract with prominent inverted growth pattern commonly harbour microsatellite instability, the role of the mutator phenotype pathway in IUP development is still unclear. The aim of this study was to describe two additional cases of IUP of the upper urinary tract, along with an extensive literature review. CASE PRESENTATION: We observed two polypoid tumours originating in the renal pelvis and the distal ureter, respectively. Both patients, a 76-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man, underwent surgery because of the increased likelihood of malignancy. Histology was consistent with IUP and patients are alive and asymptomatic after long-term follow-up (6 years for the renal pelvis lesion and 5 years for the ureter lesion). The tumours retained the expression of the mismatch-repair protein MLH1, MSH2, and PMS2 whereas loss of MSH6 was found in both cases.

conclusionsWhen completely resected, IUP does not require rigorous surveillance protocols, such as those for urothelial carcinoma and exophytic urothelial papilloma. It is therefore important for the surgical pathologist to be aware of this rare entity in order to ensure correct patient management.

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AgedFemaleHumansKidney NeoplasmsKidney PelvisMaleMiddle AgedPapilloma, InvertedUreteral NeoplasmsUrotheliumInverted urothelial papillomaMicrosatellite instabilityMolecular markersUpper urinary tract

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PMCPMC7175583
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