title: Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder during pregnancy.
abstract: We present a rare case of leiomyoma of the urinary bladder that was diagnosed during pregnancy. To our knowledge, this is the fourth case of its kind to be reported in the literature. Ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging and biopsy were useful for making an accurate diagnosis in this case. The diagnosis was confirmed by suprapubic transcutaneous needle biopsy. The tumor was resected approximately 3 years after diagnosis, during which period the patient delivered a normal baby by caesarian section.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan. m.kentaro@nifty.com
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Shoichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tozawa
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Yutaro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Kenjiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kohri
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology