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Diagnosis: Types of Tumors

Atypical proliferative transitional cell tumors

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These uncommon neoplasms, also termed "proliferating" or "borderline" transitional cell or Brenner tumor, or transitional cell or Brenner tumor "of low malignant potential," present in patients whose mean age is 59 years. Among over fifty reported cases of atypical proliferative transitional cell tumors, there has been one local recurrence and no convincing evidence of malignant behavior.

  
     
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