Transitional cell carcinoma exhibiting clear cell features. A differential diagnosis for clear cell adenocarcinoma of the urinary tract.

Kotliar, S N; Wood, C G; Schaeffer, A J; Oyasu, R · Arch Pathol Lab Med · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report two cases of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract that consist of optically clear cells rich in glycogen. We propose that transitional cell carcinoma may exhibit a clear cell morphologic variant that should be distinguished from clear cell adenocarcinoma.

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