[Intestinal metaplasia of the bladder].
Intestinal metaplasia is a rare condition characterized by the presence of colonic epithelium and mucin-containing goblet cells in the bladder. According to its extension we can distinguish localized from widespread intestinal metaplasia. We describe a case of glandular cystitis intestinal-type in a 58-year-old man whose clinical history and diagnostic work-up are consistent with this proliferative abnormality. We also discuss the pathogenesis and the propensity of intestinal metaplasia to undergo neoplastic transformation.
Dominici
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Clinica Urologica I, Università di Firenze, Italia.
Castigli
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Mondaini
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Sarti
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E
Nesi
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Di Cello
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V
D003556:Cystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014567:Urography
Metaplasia intestinale della vescica.