title: Bladder cavernous hemangioma. Case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of a bladder cavernous hemangioma, as well as the main features of its diagnosis and treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 74 year old patient, regular smoker, presented with total macroscopic hematuria of moderate intensity with large rounded clots. On physical examination the patient's mucous membranes color was normal, and digital rectal examination showed a normal size prostate with fibroelastic consistency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An abdominal ultrasound was performed showing a slight bladder bottom thickening in addition to free clots and a homogeneous and normal prostate. Cystoscopy confirmed the presence of a sessile violet-colored rounded retrotrigonal tumor, 2 cm in diameter and 0.5 in height; it was immediately resected. The pathological study reported cavernous hemangioma. Patient's evolution has been satisfactory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bladder cavernous hemangioma is a rare cause of hematuria, and transurethral resection of the small size lesions constitutes an effective option as a definitive surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario Dr. Carlos J. Finlay. La Habana. Cuba.Especialista de Segundo Grado en Urología. Profesor Auxiliar.
authors.forename: Tomás Lázaro
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Rodriguez Collar
authors.forename: Midalys
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casa de Valle Castro
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Báez Sarría
authors.forename: Reinerio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trujillo Fernández
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery