title: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the urinary bladder: A case series among more than 2,000 urinary bladder tumor cases.
abstract: "Inflammatory pseudotumor" (IPT) has infrequently been reported in the medical journals. A retrospective analysis was conducted among more than 2,000 bladder tumor cases from January 1999 to December 2012 looking for patients with IPT in the final diagnosis. Six patients were found with median tumor size of 3.5 cm (range: 3-8 cm); computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging was used to diagnose the tumor. All patients had complete resection of the tumors. On a median follow-up of 6 years (range: 2-10 years), no recurrences for IPT have been observed in all patients. We concluded that IPT is a rare disease of the urinary bladder and should be regarded with a high degree of suspicion. Although an extensive workup may be needed for definite diagnosis, it is worth to avoid unnecessary chemoradiotherapy or radical surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ibri Regional Hospital, Ministry of Health, Ibri, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Mohamed M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Elawdy
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ahmed M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Harraz
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohamed H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Zahran
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Egypt.
authors.lastname: Abdelraheem
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Baz
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ahmed S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: El-Hefnawy
keywords: Benign tumors; inflammatory pseudotumor; postoperative spindle cell nodule; urinary bladder
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