title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the urinary bladder managed by laparoscopic partial cystectomy.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the urinary bladder is a rare mesenchymal tumor with uncertain malignant potential. It often mimics soft tissue sarcomas both clinically and radiologically. Surgical resection in the form of partial cystectomy or transurethral resection remains the mainstay of treatment. Herein we report the case of an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in a young girl, which was managed by laparoscopic partial cystectomy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of laparoscopic management of an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the urinary bladder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
authors.forename: Manas Ranjan
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: Priyadarshi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ranjan
authors.forename: Ram Nawal
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Saurabh Sudhir
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chipde
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
keywords: Cystectomy; Laparoscopy; Plasma cell granuloma; Urinary bladder