“An Unusual Urological Tumour” : Above the Collar and below the Belt

Bladder lymphomas are rarely primary tumours and more commonly associated with systemic lymphoma, either as nonlocalised bladder lymphoma or as secondary bladder lymphoma. Primary bladder lymphomas (PBL) tend to be low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type, contrasting with diffuse lar...

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Published in:Case reports in oncological medicine 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.1-3
Main Authors: Mayer, Erik K., Undre, Shabnam, Cohen, Daniel C., Walker, Marjorie M., Vale, Justin A., Patel, Anup
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bladder
Case Report
Histology
Lymphoma
Patients
Radiation therapy
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Summary:Bladder lymphomas are rarely primary tumours and more commonly associated with systemic lymphoma, either as nonlocalised bladder lymphoma or as secondary bladder lymphoma. Primary bladder lymphomas (PBL) tend to be low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type, contrasting with diffuse large cell or follicular centre cell types more commonly seen in secondary bladder lymphoma. Bladder involvement by systemic lymphoma infers poor prognosis and patients often have no localising symptoms (typically a postmortem diagnosis). Other treatments are preferred over surgery for all bladder lymphomas, except where diagnosis is uncertain or for relief of irritative bladder symptoms. We describe a unique case of systemic high-grade B-cell lymphoma with simultaneous cutaneous renal and bladder lesions at presentation.
ISSN:2090-6706
2090-6714
DOI:10.1155/2012/480826