Extensive xanthogranulomatous cystitis mimicking bladder cancer

Xanthogranulomatous Cystitis Arising from the Posterior Wall of the Bladder

Xanthogranulomatous cystitis is a rare, benign chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Herein we report a case of a 41-year-old man who presented with painless hematuria and a bladder mass on imaging studies.

A rare case of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis mimicking gall bladder carcinoma

Received: December 28, 2013 Received in revised form: January 10, 2014 Accepted: January 25, 2014 Available online: February 26, 2014 ABSTRACT Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis is an unusual form of benign chronic cholecystitis with focal or diffuse destructive inflammatory process characterized by thickened fibrotic disrupted gall bladder wall with fo in the fact that it may simulate malignanc...

Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis Mimicking Biliary Tract Cancer

We present a 42-year-old man with a 1-month history of painless jaundice, dark urine, clay-colored stools, and a 13.5-kg weight loss. Laboratory tests revealed elevated liver enzymes and CA19-9. Imaging showed dilation of both the intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts, narrowing of the bile duct at the junction of the common bile duct and common hepatic duct, and a hypoechoic mass involving the ne...

Xanthogranulomatous cystitis in a child

Eosinophilic cystitis mimicking bladder tumour - a rare case report.

A 16-year-old male presented with urinary urgency, a frequency of 4 months duration and intermittent gross haematuria which were there since one month. Eosinophilia was noted in complete blood count and CT KUB with contrast showed a filling defect in the right lateral wall, over the vesicoureteric junction. Cystoscopy revealed a sessile mass lesion over right vesico-ureteric junction, with bull...