title: Urinary Bladder Xanthoma - Is Immunohistochemistry Necessary?
abstract: Urinary Bladder Xanthomas (UBX) are non-neoplastic reactive tumor like process. Isolated UBX is rare with only around 15 cases reported (Yu, Patel, & Bonert, 2015). UBX are reported in older patients who present with non specific symptoms like UTI or hematuria. Patients often have associated lipid anomalies. UBX have been vaguely described as yellowish white plaques or patches. Also, recent reports have stressed on the role of Immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis (Al-Daraji, Varghese, & Husain, 2007; Vimal, Masih, Manipadam, & Chacko, 2012). The objective of this report is to provide a cystoscopic view of the tumor which will enable easier identification and also to debate on the role of IHC in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Adichunchunagiri Road, Kuvempunagar, Mysore 570009, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raghavendran
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venugopal
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Apollo Hospitals, Mysore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vinay N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Kaushik
keywords: Benign lesions; Cystoscopy; Histopathology; Immunohistochemistry; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; Xanthoma