Definition
Lesion with endocervical-type mucinous epithelium involving the wall of the urinary bladder.
Clinical Features
Incidence
Uncommon.
Age
Reproductive age.
Sex
Female.
Site
Bladder posterior wall or posterior dome.
Treatment
Partial cystectomy may be required.
Macroscopy
2–5 cm mass of the bladder wall.
Microscopy
Benign appearing or slightly atypical endocervical-type mucinous glands irregularly disposed in an extensively involved bladder wall. Some endocervical-type glands are cystically dilated. Peri-glandular fibrosis and edema may be present in some cases, and extravasated mucin may be in association with ruptured glands. The glands in endocervicosis are typically lined by cuboidal or flattened cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm (Fig. 1). One case showed extravesical pelvic soft tissue involvement (Young and Clement 1992).
References and Further Reading
Nakaguro, M., Tsuzuki, T., Shimada, S., et al. (2016). Adenocarcinoma arising in urinary bladder endocervicosis. Pathology International, 66, 108–113.
Young, R. H., & Clement, P. B. (1992). Endocervicosis of the urinary bladder. A report of six cases of a benign mullerian lesion that may mimic adenocarcinoma. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, 216, 533–542.
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Raspollini, M.R., Lopez-Beltran, A. (2019). Endocervicosis. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_4807-1
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