Glandular cystitis: a rare benign condition presenting as a pseudo-tumor of the bladder.

There are conditions that simulate bladder tumors from the standpoint of clinical manifestation, imaging, and endoscopic findings. One of these, glandular cystitis due to inflammation of the lamina propria and proliferation of the epithelium by invagination, can cause macroscopic alterations suggestive of a neoplasm. There is no therapeutic recommendation because of the small number of cases that have been previously published and because its etiopathogenesis is unknown. We report how the diagnosis of glandular cystitis was made as well as the treatment strategy.