Includes bibliographical references and index.

Normal anatomy and histology -- Inflammatory and infectious conditions -- Urothelial metaplasia and hyperplasia -- Polyps and other non-neoplastic benign conditions -- Benign epithelial tumors -- Flat urothelial lesions with atypia and urothelial dysplasia -- Urothelial carcinoma in situ -- Bladder cancer: general features -- Grading of bladder cancer -- Stage pT1 urothelial carcinoma -- Staging of bladder cancer -- Histologic variants of urothelial carcinoma -- Adenocarcinoma and its putative precursors and variants -- Squamous cell carcinoma and other squamous lesions -- Neuroendocrine tumors -- Sarcomatoid carcinoma (carcinosarcoma) -- Bladder tumors with inverted growth -- Congenital disorders and pediatric pathology -- Soft tissue tumors -- Lymphoid and hematopoeitic tumors -- Urothelial carcinoma following augmentation cystoplasty -- Other rare tumors -- Secondary tumors -- Treatment effects -- Handling and reporting of bladder specimens -- Diagnostic immunohistochemistry -- Pathology of the urachus -- Pathology of renal pelvis, ureter, and urethra -- Molecular determinants of tumor recurrence -- Urinary cytology -- Evaluation of hematuria and urianalysis -- Urine based biomarkers -- Tissue based biomarkers -- Molecular pathology of bladder cancer.

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