Primary leiomyoma of the bladder radiologically mimicking a retroperitoneal tumor - a case report

J Med Invest. 2023;70(3.4):513-515. doi: 10.2152/jmi.70.513.ABSTRACTThe case presented is of a 47-year-old patient with an extravesical pedunculated bladder leiomyoma, which was difficult to distinguish from a retroperitoneal tumor. Preoperatively, it was suspected to be a retroperitoneal tumor and a laparotomy with tumor resection was performed. lntraoperatively, the bladder and tumor were connected by a cord-like tissue. A retrospective review of preoperative images revealed that cord-like tissue, identified intraoperatively, was also present. Bladder leiomyomas can grow as extravesical pedunculated tumors. Therefore, when the continuity between the bladder and tumor is only a cord-like object, the finding ofcontinuity is useful to diagnose with bladder leiomyoma. J. Med. Invest. 70 : 513-515, August, 2023.PMID:37940541 | DOI:10.2152/jmi.70.513

Source: Journal of Medical Investigation - November 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Mami Taniuchi Masato Yanagi Tomonari Kiriyama Jun Akatsuka Hiroya Hasegawa Hikaru Mikami Yuki Endo Hayato Takeda Yuka Toyama Go Kimura Yukihiro Kondo Source Type: research