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Chromosomal Alterations Detected by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Urothelial Carcinoma and Rarer Histologic Variants of Bladder Cancer.
Document Type
Article
Source
American Journal of Clinical Pathology. Oct2008, Vol. 130 Issue 4, p552-559. 8p.
Subject
*CHROMOSOME abnormalities
*BLADDER cancer
*DIAGNOSTIC use of fluorescence in situ hybridization
*HISTOPATHOLOGY
*URINARY organ cancer
*CLINICAL pathology
Language
ISSN
0002-9173
Abstract
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with the UroVysion probe set (Abbott Molecular, Des Plaines, IL) was used to assess 31 bladder cancers for chromosomal abnormalities, including 4 adenocarcinomas, 5 urachal adenocarcinomas, 6 small cell carcinomas, 7 squamous cell carcinomas, and 9 typical urothelial carcinomas. FISH was also used to assess the benign urothelium in 4 cases. There was a significant increase (P 75%) demonstrating homozygous 9p21 deletion. The data from this study suggest that chromosomal abnormalities detectable by FISH in urothelial carcinoma are also common in rarer histologic variants of bladder cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]