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Published on: March 11, 2014
[Inverted papilloma. Report of two cases and bibliographic review]
José Antonio Cánovas Ivorra1, José Antonio García Zamora, José Luis Losa García
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital "Mare de Deu dels Lliris", Alcoy, Alicante, España. jacanovas@hotmail.com
Objective:
Inverted papilloma is a rare polypoid lesion of the urothelium, known as a different entity since 1963. Not many more than 100 cases have been published. Although its malignant potential is still unknown, several scientific publications have noted it.
Methods:
We report to cases of inverted papilloma and perform a detailed bibliographic review.
Results:
Both patients were diagnosed by the Pathology Department and entered periodic follow-up visits, being free of recurrence at 24 and 18 months respectively.
Conclusions:
The possibility that inverted papilloma is a lesion with malignant potential should be considered in every case, and we suggest that patients with this diagnosis should enter a follow-up protocol like any bladder neoplasia.
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