Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder during pregnancy.
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.
Mizuno
Kentaro
K
Department of Nephro-urology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan. m.kentaro@nifty.com
Sasaki
Shoichi
S
Tozawa
Keiichi
K
Kojima
Yoshiyuki
Y
Hayashi
Yutaro
Y
Kohri
Kenjiro
K
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