Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the urinary bladder managed with partial cystectomy: a case report & literature review.
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) is a rare neoplasm which can affect many different organs throughout the body. We report the case of a 62-year old female presenting with visible haematuria found to have IMT of the urinary bladder exhibiting anaplastic lymphoma kinase-1 gene rearrangement, initially managed with local resection and then definitively with partial cystectomy.
Department of Urology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB , UK mnkwam@doctors.org.uk.
Nkwam
N
Nkwam
Department of Urology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB , UK.
Bethan
B
Johnson
Department of Urology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB , UK.
Alvaro
A
Bazo
Department of Cellular Pathology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK.
Tom A
TA
McCulloch
Department of Urology, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB , UK.
Gurminder S
GS
Mann