title: Leiomyoma of bladder: report of case and review of literature.
abstract: We recently treated a patient with leiomyoma of the bladder and reviewed the 37 most recent cases in the English language literature. Mean patient age was forty-four years. Women made up 76 percent of the patients. Patients presented most commonly with obstructive urinary symptoms (49%), irritative symptoms (38%), hematuria (11%), or flank pain (13%); 19 percent were asymptomatic. Almost all patients had cystoscopy (87%) and intravenous urograms (IVU) (81%), but fewer had masses on bimanual examination (57%), ultrasound (49%), or computed tomography (CT) scan (35%). Most patients were treated with open resection (62%), while 30 percent were treated with transurethral resection (TUR). Almost all patients were cured with a single procedure (89%). Leiomyoma of the bladder is rare and readily cured with excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York.
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Goluboff
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Toole
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Sawczuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery