1.Myeloid sarcoma of the urinary bladder with cutaneous tumour seeding after percutaneous suprapubic catheterization
Geok Chin TAN ; Masir NORAIDAH ; Noor HAMIDAH Hussin ; Mohd Sidik SHIRAN ; Boon Cheok LEE ; Thean Yean KEW
The Malaysian Journal of Pathology 2011;33(1):47-51
Myeloid sarcoma (MS) is a rare extramedullary myeloid tumour. It has been reported in various
sites, including lymph node, bone, skin, soft tissue, various organs and the CNS. It may precede
or occur concurrently with acute myeloid leukemia. Urinary bladder involvement is extremely
uncommon. We report a 70-year-old female who had MS of the urinary bladder, presented with
frank and persistent hematuria associated with lower abdominal pain. She subsequently had tumour
seeding in the abdominal skin via percutaneous suprapubic catheter. Tumours from both the urinary
bladder and skin showed immature cells that were immunoreactive toward LCA (focal), MPO (strong),
CD99 (weak) and CD117 (weak). Summary of cases in the literature is presented. The potential of
its misdiagnosis and the useful markers for the diagnosis of MS are discussed
2.Ketamine-Associated Ulcerative Cystitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Christopher Chee Kong Ho ; Hafez Pezhman ; Singam Praveen ; Eng Hong Goh ; Boon Cheok Lee ; Md Zainuddin Zulkifli ; Mohamed Rose Isa
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 2010;17(2):61-65
Ketamine can be abused as a recreational drug, and there has been a recent surge in its
usage. The effects of ketamine on the urinary system were unknown until the recent publication
of a few case reports. Many doctors are still unaware of this new clinical entity, termed ketamineassociated
ulcerative cystitis. We report a case that we encountered and discuss the diagnosis and
disease management in addition to a review of the literature.