[Bladder leiomyoma with extramural growth. An infrequent cause of pelvic pain]

Arch Esp Urol. 1999 Sep;52(7):800-1.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Objective: A case of extravesical leiomyoma that had been incidentally discovered in a patient presenting with unspecific pelvic pain is described.

Methods/results: A 51-year-old male patient consulted for unspecific pelvic pain. Patient evaluation disclosed a well-defined mass. A partial cystectomy was performed. Pathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of leiomyoma of the bladder.

Conclusions: Mesenchymal tumors of the urinary bladder are rare and account for 1%-5% of all bladder tumors. Leiomyoma is the most common benign non-epithelial tumor. The symptoms caused by this tumor type is varied, unspecific and in most of the cases depends on its location (intravesical, intramural or extramural). Treatment is by surgery, which achieves excellent results.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cystectomy
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / complications*
  • Leiomyoma / diagnosis
  • Leiomyoma / pathology
  • Leiomyoma / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pelvic Pain / etiology*
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / complications*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery