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Transitional cell carcinoma

**Transitional cell carcinoma**
*Classification & external resources*
ICD-O:	8120-8130
eMedicine	med/2003 radio/711

Transitional cell carcinoma is a type of cancer that originates in the kidney, bladder or ureter. It is the most common type of bladder cancer. It arises from the transitional epithelium lining found in these organs.

v • d • e Epithelial neoplasms (ICD-O 8010-8799)
Papilloma/carcinoma (8010-8139)	Small cell carcinoma - Verrucous carcinoma - Squamous cell carcinoma - Basal cell carcinoma - Transitional cell carcinoma
Adenomas/adenocarcinomas (8140-8429)	Linitis plastica pancreas (Insulinoma, Glucagonoma, Gastrinoma, VIPoma, Somatostatinoma) Cholangiocarcinoma - Hepatocellular adenoma/Hepatocellular carcinoma - Adenoid cystic carcinoma - Familial adenomatous polyposis - Prolactinoma - Oncocytoma - Hurthle cell - Clear cell adenoma/adenocarcinoma - Renal cell carcinoma - Multiple endocrine neoplasia - Endometrioid tumor
Adnexal And Skin appendage (8390-8429)	sweat gland (Hidrocystoma, Syringoma)
Cystic, Mucinous And Serous (8440-8499)	(Mucoepidermoid carcinoma - Cystadenoma/Cystadenocarcinoma/Pseudomyxoma peritonei - Signet ring cell carcinoma/Krukenberg tumor
Ductal, Lobular And Medullary (8500-8549)	Ductal carcinoma - Paget's disease of the breast/Extramammary Paget's disease
Acinar cell (8550-8559)	Acinic cell carcinoma
Complex epithelial (8560-8589)	Warthin's tumor - Thymoma
Gonadal (8590-8679)	Sex cord-stromal tumour - Thecoma - Granulosa cell tumour - Arrhenoblastoma/Sertoli-Leydig cell tumour
Paragangliomas And Glomus tumors (8680-8719)	Paraganglioma - Pheochromocytoma - Glomus tumor
Nevi and melanomas (8720-8799)	Melanocytic nevus - Nodular melanoma - Dysplastic nevus - Lentigo maligna melanoma - Superficial spreading melanoma - Blue nevus

Categories: Types of cancer | Urology | Oncology

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