“…They predominantly occur in males [6 -9], present clinically with hematuria or dysuria, and have a smooth polypoid appearance on gross or cystoscopic examination [8]. Although the classic morphologic criteria for inverted papilloma have long been defined [10], reported cases with aberrant cytologic features have caused significant confusion regarding the biologic potential of inverted papilloma [3,4,9,11]. The current study 0046 describes a series of inverted papilloma with foamy (xanthomatous-appearing) or vacuolated cytoplasm, findings that may cause sufficient cytologic and architectural distortion to suggest a diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma.…”