title: [Leiomyoma of the bladder].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present an additional case of leiomyoma of the bladder, a rare tumor that is frequently discovered incidentally, and to review the few cases reported in the Spanish literature, with special reference to the clinical aspects, complementary tests and treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case of leiomyoma of the bladder in a patient who had come to deliver after a full-term pregnancy is presented. Routine physical examination on admission revealed a tumor in the anterior aspect of the vagina. Ultrasound, radiological and endoscopic studies were performed. The Spanish literature is reviewed with special reference to the clinical aspects, complementary tests and treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After the diagnosis of a bladder tumor had been confirmed and the effects on the adjacent structures determined, TUR biopsy was performed. The anatomopathological analysis demonstrated leiomyoma of the bladder.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ultrasound and radiological images of leiomyoma localized to the bladder are sufficient to suspect the nature of the lesion, but the definitive diagnosis is based on the anatomopathological findings. The choice of the type of surgery, open or endoscopic, is based on tumor localization and size.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Santa María del Rosell, Cartagena, Murcia, España.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cervell Ferrón
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Asensio Egea
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moreno Avilés
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soler Fernández
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García Pérez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Leiomioma vesical.