—  SPECIALTY CONFERENCE  —

Genitourinary Tissue Pathology
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 , 7:30 PM
Convention Center 205/207





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Moderator: PETER A. HUMPHREY
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO



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Case 1

Submitted by: Hema Samaratunga - Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Brisbane, Australia

Clinical Summary:

A 52-year- old female presented with a two week history of right flank pain and gross hematuria. An ultrasound scan revealed a 5.5 cm mixed solid and cystic tumor in the lower pole of the right kidney. This was thought to be a renal cell carcinoma. There was no clinical or radiological evidence of metastatic cancer. A radical nephrectomy was performed. Involving the lower part of the kidney, there were several masses of tumor, the largest of which was partly cavitated. The tumor involved predominantly the medulla, with some involvement of the cortex and extension into the renal sinus and renal vein. The cut surface of the tumor was fleshy and white with haemorrhage and necrosis.


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Case 1 - Figure 11 - CAM 5.2 immunostain reveals that occasional tumor cells are positive.




Case 2

Submitted by: Ferran Algaba - Fundacion Puigvert , Barcelona, Spain

Clinical Summary:

The clinical history is a 57 year old man with perineal pain and painful DRE. The PSA was 3.67 ng/L. The specimen is a core needle biopsy.


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Case 3

Submitted by: Dengfeng Cao - Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Clinical Summary:

This is a 53-year old woman with a history of hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomies. She also had a history of nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. A recent follow-up CT scan showed a 4 cm mass in the posterior wall of the bladder. She underwent cystourethroscopy and transurethral resection of the mass. The specimen consisted of multiple fragments and the following pictures were taken from 3 representative fragments.


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Case 4

Submitted by: Victor E. Reuter - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Clinical Summary:

Unilateral testicular tumor in a 15 month-old child.


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Case 5

Submitted by: Omar Hameed - University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama

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A 62-year old gentleman with intermittent urinary retention, previously managed medically, presents to his urologist with hematuria and increasing retention. Upon performing a transurethral resection of the prostate, the urologist noted “globs of mucus” in the prostate.


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