Case Report

Diagnostic Puzzle of Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Urinary Bladder: A Case Report with Brief Literature Review

Authors: Hong-Bin Li, MD, Yue-Min Xu, MD, PhD, Jian-Jun Yu, MD

Abstract

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the urinary bladder is a rare reactive proliferation with a clinical presentation similar to malignant neoplasms. We present the case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with left lower quadrant pain and gross hematuria. A diagnosis of cystitis glandularis was initially considered; however, the symptoms did not resolve following transurethral resection. Subsequently, a partial cystectomy was performed after malignancy was excluded based on intraoperative frozen sections. Further histopathological evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor.

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