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. 2014 Jan-Feb;8(1-2):E111-3.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.1335.

Transurethral resection of a bladder leiomyoma: A case report

Goksel Hasan Goktug  1 , Ufuk Ozturk  1 , Nevzat Can Sener  2 , Can Tuygun  1 , Hasan Bakirtas  1 , Abdurrahim Muhammet Imamoglu  1
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Transurethral resection of a bladder leiomyoma: A case report

Goksel Hasan Goktug et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2014 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Benign mesenchimal tumour of the human bladder is rare. Insulin potentiation therapy mimics malignant tumours both clinically and radiologically. We present a patient we treated with transurethral resection (TUR) only. A 27-year old male patient presented to our clinic with frequency, dysuria and recurrent urinary tract infections. Magnetic resonance (MRI) revealed an endovesical bladder mass of 7 × 8 cm. We performed TUR in the same session for both diagnosis and treatment. The diagnosis was endovesical leiomyoma. Six months to a year after the operation, the MRI did not reveal disease recurrence. Even though TUR is recommended for smaller and endovesical tumours, we believe larger intravesical tumours may also be managed by TUR.

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The magnetic resonance image of the patient with bladder leiomyoma.
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The pathological image of the bladder leiomyoma.
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