title: Inflammatory pseudotumor: a rare cause of hematuria and shock.
abstract: We report the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings of a case of inflammatory pseudotumor in an otherwise healthy 44-year-old woman, who presented with dysuria and hematuria causing hemodynamic instability. Computed tomography revealed a 4.3-cm by 3.5-cm densely enhancing mass arising from the anterior bladder wall. Pathologic examination showed spindle-shaped cells with mild nuclear pleomorphism, rare mitotic activity, and a strong reaction to vimentin, with focal positivity to alpha-actin and S100 protein. Monokeratin, CK7, and CK20 were negative. After two transurethral resections, the patient underwent partial cystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. aglantz@dal.ca
authors.forename: Andrea G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lantz
authors.forename: Nicholas E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Power
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grantmyre
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000150:complications*; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology*; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000150:complications*