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A Review of Bovine Urothelial Tumours and Tumour-Like Lesions of the Urinary Bladder

Four hundred bovine urothelial tumours and tumour-like lesions were classified in accordance with the 2004 World Health Organization (WHO) morphological classification for human urothelial tumours. The spectrum of neoplastic lesions of the urinary bladder of cattle is becoming wider and bovine uroth...

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Published in:Journal of comparative pathology 2010-02, Vol.142 (2), p.95-108
Main Authors: Roperto, S., Borzacchiello, G., Brun, R., Leonardi, L., Maiolino, P., Martano, M., Paciello, O., Papparella, S., Restucci, B., Russo, V., Salvatore, G., Urraro, C., Roperto, F.
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Summary:Four hundred bovine urothelial tumours and tumour-like lesions were classified in accordance with the 2004 World Health Organization (WHO) morphological classification for human urothelial tumours. The spectrum of neoplastic lesions of the urinary bladder of cattle is becoming wider and bovine urothelial tumours share striking morphological features with their human counterparts. A classification system based on the WHO scheme would also be appropriate for the classification of bovine bladder tumours. Bovine urothelial tumours are most often multiple. Four distinct growth patterns of bovine urothelial tumours and tumour-like lesions are recognized: flat, exophytic or papillary, endophytic and invasive. Carcinoma in situ (CIS) is the most common flat urothelial lesion, accounting for approximately 4% of urothelial tumours. CIS is detected adjacent to papillary and invasive tumours in 80–90% of cases. Approximately 3% of papillary lesions are papillomas and approximately 5% are ‘papillary urothelial neoplasms of low malignant potential’ (PUNLMP). Low-grade carcinoma is the most common urothelial tumour of cattle. High-grade carcinomas, and low and high-grade invasive tumours, are less commonly seen. Bovine papillomavirus (BPV) infection and ingestion of bracken fern both play a central role in carcinogenesis of these lesions.
ISSN:0021-9975
1532-3129
DOI:10.1016/j.jcpa.2009.08.156