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Published on: February 6, 2011
[Leiomyoma of the bladder]
A Rubio Muñoz1, A Bono Ariño, J M Berné Manero
1Médico Residente Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Hospital San Jorge, Huesca, España.
Objective:
To report a case of leiomyoma of the bladder, a benign tumor that accounts for 0.43% of bladder tumors. The literature is briefly reviewed.
Methods/Results:
A 64-year-old male with prostatic syndrome is described. The preoperative evaluation showed bladder lithiasis and signs compatible with prostatic hypertrophy, but no evidence of a bladder tumor. Endoscopic evaluation, however, revealed a tumor in the bladder neck. Transurethral resection of the tumor, prostate and endoscopic lithotripsy of the bladder were performed. The anatomopathological findings showed leiomyoma of the bladder. The postoperative course was unremarkable.
Conclusion:
Leiomyoma of the bladder does not present specific symptoms and is frequently an incidental finding. The diagnosis is based on the results of the anatomopathological analysis of the specimen.
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