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Case Reports
. 2021 Nov 9:40:101940.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101940. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Ureteral fibroepithelial polyp: A diagnostic challenge

Raj A Kumar  1 , Michael Maidaa  2 , Jon Frankel  3 , Vincent Bird  2 , Udaya Kumar  3
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Case Reports

Ureteral fibroepithelial polyp: A diagnostic challenge

Raj A Kumar et al. Urol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Ureteral fibroepithelial polyps (UFP) are relatively rare, benign tumors. A total of 236 total cases were documented between 1932 and 2013. Notably, imaging studies, including computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are often negative. This report details a case of a patient with a UFP who presented with hematuria. CT suggested a possible 1.8 cm mass, but subsequent MRI was negative. Cystoscopy showed a polyp that prolapsed out of the left ureter and into the bladder with peristalsis. The patient subsequently underwent retrograde ureteroscopy and holmium laser excision of the polyp.

Keywords: Hematuria; Ureteral fibroepithelial polyp; Ureteroscopy.

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Polyp prolapsing from the left ureter as seen on cystoscopy.
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Ureteral fibroepithelial polyp specimen following resection and extraction.
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Specimen histology consisting of fibrovascular stroma covered with benign urothelium.
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