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Course Map: Epithelial Tumors: Malignant: Urothelial Carcinoma: Variants of Urothelial Carcinoma: Microcystic Variant


Microcystic Variant

These are usually associated with typical areas of transitional cell carcinoma. Invasive tumors composed of rounded, ovoid, or elongated cysts 1-2 mm in size represents the morphology of the tumor [82,112].
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Figure 1: This is an invasive tumor with a microcystic morphology.
Figure 2: Urothelial carcinoma, microcystic variant.