title: Robot-assisted Partial Cystectomy for Treatment of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Bladder.
abstract: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors rarely occur in the urinary bladder. These masses follow an indolent course, but due to their histologic similarities to more malignant types of bladder masses, they must be differentiated with immunohistochemical staining. Once diagnosed, the mainstay of treatment for these masses is surgical resection. Due to advancements in robotic surgery, new surgical techniques can be employed to treat these masses with fewer perioperative complications. We report a case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the urinary bladder in a 29-year-old male treated with robot-assisted partial cystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Urology, 3601 4th Street, STOP 7260, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rotenberry
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Urology, 3601 4th Street, STOP 7260, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dowd
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Urology, 3601 4th Street, STOP 7260, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Urology, 3601 4th Street, STOP 7260, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA.
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: DeRiese
authors.affiliation: Amarillo Urology Associates: 1900 Medi Park Dr., Amarillo, TX 79106, USA.
authors.forename: Sloan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teeple
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Urology, 3601 4th Street, STOP 7260, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cammack
keywords: ALK, anaplastic lymphoma kinase; IMT, inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; TURBT, transurethral resection of the bladder tumor; Urinary bladder