A rare case of pelvic malakoplakia mimicking advanced cervical cancer infiltrating the bladder

Malakoplakia is a rare chronic inflammatory, granulomatous disease of uncertain aetiology with distinctive histological features. Here, Oladipo et al report a rare case of pelvic malakoplakia in a 50-year-old woman presenting clinically as advanced pelvic disease suspicious of a gynecological malign...

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Published in:Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2007-10, Vol.27 (7), p.749-751
Main Authors: Oladipo, A., Somaiya, P., Kassab, A., Liddicoat, A., Mathew, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cervical cancer
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Gynecology
Humans
Inflammatory diseases
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Malacoplakia - diagnosis
Medical disorders
Medical prognosis
Middle Aged
Urinary Bladder Diseases - diagnosis
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Summary:Malakoplakia is a rare chronic inflammatory, granulomatous disease of uncertain aetiology with distinctive histological features. Here, Oladipo et al report a rare case of pelvic malakoplakia in a 50-year-old woman presenting clinically as advanced pelvic disease suspicious of a gynecological malignancy. They assert that advanced cervical cancer was the principal provisional gynecological diagnosis.
ISSN:0144-3615
1364-6893
DOI:10.1080/01443610701630815