A hidden urinary bladder diverticular tumour: a diagnostic challenge
Urinary bladder diverticulum tumour is rare. It has been estimated that only 2.6% of all bladder diverticulum develop malignancy and most were diagnosed late. Delay in diagnosis can be due to presence of intra-diverticular stone which can compress and hide any evidence of mucosal changes. We report...
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| Language: | English |
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Ministry of Health and Universiti Brunei Darussalem
2015
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/48181/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48181/1/BIMJ2015-11-219-223.pdf |
| Summary: | Urinary bladder diverticulum tumour is rare. It has been estimated that only 2.6% of all bladder diverticulum
develop malignancy and most were diagnosed late. Delay in diagnosis can be due to presence of intra-diverticular stone which can compress and hide any evidence of mucosal changes. We report the case of a 53-year-old man who presented with multiple lower urinary tract stone including in the urethra, bladder and bladder diverticulum. Serial investigations before a diagnosis of a bladder diverticulum adenocarcinoma were made. The tumour was hidden behind a stone. |
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