Eosinophilic cystitis: a rare case which presented as an invasive bladder tumor.
Eosinophilic cystitis is a rare inflammatory lesion of the bladder of unknown etiology. It can be confused clinically and cytoscopically with invasive bladder cancer. We report a case in which the lesion presented as an invasive bladder tumor and we discuss the literature in brief.
Constantinides
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Athens University, Urology Department.
Gavras
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Stinios
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Apostolaki
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Dimopoulos
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C
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003556:Cystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*