Lipomatosis of the bladder presenting as bladder cancer.
A case of bladder lipomatosis in an 81-year-old man is presented. The preoperative diagnosis was bladder tumor. A transurethral resection of the bladder was performed and a pathological examination revealed lipomatosis of the bladder. This entity is extremely rare and, to our knowledge, this is the second case reported in the English published works.
Tulunay
Ozden
O
Department of Pathology, Ankara University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Gögüs
Cagatay
C
Bedük
Yaşar
Y
Kaygusuz
Gülsah
G
Orhan
Diclehan
D
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008068:Lipomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*