title: Myofibroblastic inflammatory tumors of the bladder.
abstract: Bladder myofibroblastic inflammatory tumors are rare benign proliferative lesions that can simulate both urothelial and connective tissue malign neoplasms, making a preoperative diagnosis nearly impossible. Conservative treatment appears to be curative, even though local recurrences have been reported, and so malignancy should be ruled out above all by means of an accurate follow-up. Two cases are described, 1 of which with the longest follow-up period reported so far (8 years).
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antonelli
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanello
authors.forename: Tiziano
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zanotelli
authors.forename: Ezio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frego
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tardanico
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cosciani Cunico
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000628:therapy; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy