Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Bladder Tumor in a Patient with Von Recklinghausen's Syndrome

Myofibroblastic tumor, also known as inflammatory pseudotumor or pseudosarcoma, is a benign tumor with mesenchymal origin. Bladder location is very uncommon. We report the case of a 58-year-old man with a history of von Recklinghausen's disease who complained for painless macroscopic hematuria...

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Published in:Case Reports in Medicine 2010-01, Vol.2010 (2010), p.106-109-125
Main Authors: Chatzidarellis, Eleftherios, Mazaris, Evangelos, Skolarikos, Andreas, Maria, Demonakou, Mitsogiannis, Iraklis, Mousiou, Nafsika, Bisas, Apostolos
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Language:English
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Summary:Myofibroblastic tumor, also known as inflammatory pseudotumor or pseudosarcoma, is a benign tumor with mesenchymal origin. Bladder location is very uncommon. We report the case of a 58-year-old man with a history of von Recklinghausen's disease who complained for painless macroscopic hematuria 5 months after suprapubic prostatectomy. The radiograph evaluation revealed a bladder tumor, and the pathologic examination following a transurethral resection showed inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the bladder. The patient finally underwent a radical cystectomy due to the uncertain pathogenesis of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor as well as the rarity of cases published on bladder tumors in Von Recklinghausen's patients.
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2010/523964