Bladder leiomyoma:a report of 8 cases
- VernacularTitle:膀胱平滑肌瘤:附8例报告
- Author:
Wenying WANG
;
Ye TIAN
;
Lindong DU
;
Wencheng LV
;
Peiqian YANG
;
Siyang CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
bladder neoplasm;
leiomyoma
- From:
International Journal of Surgery
2008;35(11):738-740
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the clinical features,diagnosis and treatment of bladder leiomyoma.Methods The clinical data of eight patients(3 men and 5 women)with bladder leiomyoma were analyzed retrospectively.Results The median age was 42 years ( range,27 -71 years).Three patients were treated with transurethral resection of bladder tumor( TURBT),two patients underwent partial cystectomy,two patients underwent enucleation of leiomyoma,and one patient underwent laparoscopic enucleation of leiomyoma of the bladder.The patients were well with no evidence of recurrent tumor after follow-up from 10 to 75 months.Conclusion Bladder leiomyoma is rare,surgery is the treatment of choice and technique depends on tumor size and localization.The laparoscopic approach seems to be an effective alternative in this group of tumors.
