Diagnosing and Treating Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Bladder

نویسندگان

  • Ridwan Alam
  • Michael H Johnson
  • Trevor Caldwell
  • Christian P Pavlovich
  • Trinity J Bivalacqua
  • Jeffrey J Tosoian
چکیده

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is an uncommon condition that is rarely encountered in the urinary tract. In this report, we present a case of IMT of the bladder in a woman with multiple previous pelvic surgeries. We further review the relevant literature to highlight this rare but important clinical presentation.

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دوره 2016  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2016