[Bilateral obstructive uropathy as clinical presentation of primary bladder lymphoma]
David Herneández Alcara1, Jose A Gómez Pascual, Jorge Soler Martínez
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga, España. davidhauro@hotmail.com
Objective:
We report the event of an atypical presentation of primary bladder lymphoma, treated in our hospital, and review the literature of such tumors, representing 0.2% of bladder tumors, being macroscopic hematuria with clots the most frequent reason for patient consultation.
Methods:
We report the case of an 83 years old man who went to the emergency room because of oligoanuria of 48 hours of evolution. He was diagnosed of bladder tumor.
Results:
The pathology turned out to be a primary bladder lymphoma cell B.
Conclusions:
Primary bladder lymphoma is a rare entity that presents a similar behaviour to other bladder tumors, having a good response to treatment with chemotherapy.
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