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Table 2 Pathological findings of the 10 MUC cases

From: Morphology, immunohistochemistry characteristics, and clinical presentation of microcystic urothelial carcinoma: a series of 10 cases

Case

NO.

Structure form

Tumor cytology

Outer/inner epithelium

Urothelial

dysplasia

Concomitant

MIUC types

PMI

1

Cribriform, microcystic

low-intermediate

Flat/cubic

Yes

-

100%

2

Cribriform, tubular, cord

low

Flat/cubic

Yes

-

100%

3

Microcystic, tubular, cord

low

Flat/cubic

Yes

NUC

20%

4

Tubular, cribriform

low

Flat/cubic, columnar

Yes

-

100

5

Tubular, microcystic, cribriform

low

Flat/cubic, signet ring cell

Yes

-

100%

6

Tubular, cribriform

low-intermediate

Flat/cubic

Yes

-

100%

7

Tubular, microcystic, cribriform

low

Flat/cubic

Yes

-

100%

8

Cord, tubular, cribriform

low-intermediate

Flat/cubic, columnar, mucous epithelium

Yes

squamous differentiation

30%

9

Tubular, microcystic, cord

low

Flat/cubic

Yes

-

100%

10

Tubular, cribriform, cord

low

Flat/cubic

Yes

-

100%

  1. Abbreviations: UC, urothelial carcinoma; CIS, carcinoma in situ; NUC, nested urothelial carcinoma; MIUC, muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma; PMI, proportion of MUC in MIUC