title: [Intestinal metaplasia of the bladder].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Urologica I, Università di Firenze, Italia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dominici
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castigli
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mondaini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sarti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nesi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Di Cello
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Metaplasia intestinale della vescica.