title: Inflammatory pseudotumor of urinary bladder - a diagnostic and management dilemma.
abstract: Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPT) are uncommon, benign, non-epithelial tumors of the urinary bladder. Only less than 30 cases have been reported so far in world's literature. The transititional cell carcinoma constitutes 90% of malignant epithelial tumors of urinary bladder. Large, endoscopically unresectable tumors require radical surgery. IPT resemble such tumors, morphologically, radiologically and clinically. The benign nature of this tumor warrants conservative surgical management, either transurethral resection or partial cystectomy. Awareness of this entity and its inclusion in the differential diagnosis may prevent unnecessary radical surgery. We report an unusual case of inflammatory pseudotumor of urinary bladder because of its diagnostic and management dilemma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, Delhi, 110029, India.
authors.forename: Anup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Sahibinder S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.forename: Sachit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Siddharth D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D013629:Tamoxifen