title: Xanthogranulomatous cystitis associated with inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is a benign condition characterized by the presence of multinucleated giant cells, chronic inflammatory cells and lipid-laden macrophages, known as xanthoma cells. Only 22 cases of xanthogranulomatous cystitis (XGC) have been reported in the Japanese and English literature. In this report, we describe the twenty-third case of XGC and the third case associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). A 50-year-old woman with quiescent Crohn's disease was incidentally found to have a bladder mass on ultrasound. The lesion was resected through a transurethral approach. Pathology demonstrated XGC. At 3 months post-resection, there was no evidence of recurrence adjacent to the previous resection scar.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Assistant Professor, Section of Urology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL;
authors.forename: Doreen E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Lesley K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sugar
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hladunewich
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Deane