Urinary Bladder Xanthoma – Is Immunohistochemistry Necessary?

Urinary Bladder Xanthomas (UBX) are non-neoplastic reactive tumor like process. Isolated UBX is rare with only around 15 cases reported (Yu, Patel, & Bonert, 2015). UBX are reported in older patients who present with non specific symptoms like UTI or hematuria. Patients often have associated lip...

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Published in:Urology case reports 2016-09, Vol.8 (C), p.36-37
Main Authors: Raghavendran, M., Venugopal, A., Kaushik, Vinay N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Benign lesions
Cystoscopy
Endourology
Histopathology
Immunohistochemistry
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
Xanthoma
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Summary:Urinary Bladder Xanthomas (UBX) are non-neoplastic reactive tumor like process. Isolated UBX is rare with only around 15 cases reported (Yu, Patel, & Bonert, 2015). UBX are reported in older patients who present with non specific symptoms like UTI or hematuria. Patients often have associated lipid anomalies. UBX have been vaguely described as yellowish white plaques or patches. Also, recent reports have stressed on the role of Immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis (Al-Daraji, Varghese, & Husain, 2007; Vimal, Masih, Manipadam, & Chacko, 2012). The objective of this report is to provide a cystoscopic view of the tumor which will enable easier identification and also to debate on the role of IHC in diagnosis.
ISSN:2214-4420
2214-4420
DOI:10.1016/j.eucr.2016.06.002