[Florid glandular cystitis]

Florid glandular cystitis is a rare benign bladder tumour, which can simulate a malignant lesion.

Over a period of fifteen years, we have observed one case of recurrent florid glandular cystitis.

This 48-year-old patient presented with terminal haematuria and right low back pain with a history of endoscopic resection of a bladder tumour. Ultrasound showed a solid mass of the bladder base. Intravenous urography showed bilateral uretero-caliceal dilatation, predominant on the right, with a filling defect of the bladder base. CT urography showed invasion of the vesicoprostatic fat and endoscopy revealed a trigonal tumour 5 cm in diameter. Histology concluded on florid glandular cystitis of the intestinal type. Improvement of the symptoms was observed on the fifth postoperative day after resection of the tumour.

Florid glandular cystitis is a rare benign bladder tumour. The diagnosis is based on clinical examination, radiology and histological examination. Treatment is essentially surgical.