title: Multidisciplinary management of complex vascular malformation invading bladder wall.
abstract: A 5-year-old African American male patient, with a history of complex vascular anomalies, underwent treatment for an infiltrating urinary bladder malformation initially misdiagnosed as a rhabdomyosarcoma. Neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser was used to treat the bladder wall before surgical resection. Vascular malformations of the bladder are rare. This report demonstrates a multimodal technique for management of large infiltrating bladder venous and lymphatic malformation. At the 3-month follow-up, his symptoms have resolved and his cystoscopy demonstrated no evidence of residual disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Urology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR. Electronic address: amoskow@uams.edu.
authors.forename: Amber K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: Gresham T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Urology, Department of Urology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Canon
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000098:blood supply*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000628:therapy*