Leiomyosarcoma of the bladder fourteen years after cyclophosphamide therapy for retinoblastoma

L Motta; A B Porcaro; V Ficarra; A D'Amico; Q Piubello; L Comunale

doi:10.1080/003655901750292060

Leiomyosarcoma of the bladder fourteen years after cyclophosphamide therapy for retinoblastoma

Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2001 Jun;35(3):248-9. doi: 10.1080/003655901750292060.

Authors

L Motta¹, A B Porcaro, V Ficarra, A D'Amico, Q Piubello, L Comunale

Affiliation

¹ Servizio Autonomo di Urologia, Verona, Italy. lumotta@altavista.it

PMID: 11487082
DOI: 10.1080/003655901750292060

Abstract

We report a case of bladder leiomyosarcoma which occurred in a 22-year-old female who had been treated with cyclophosphamide for a period of 68 months for retinoblastoma diagnosed at 18 months postpartum. Partial cystectomy was performed. Forty-two months after the operation she is tumor-free.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Cyclophosphamide / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Infant
Leiomyosarcoma / chemically induced*
Retinal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Retinoblastoma / drug therapy*
Time Factors
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / chemically induced*

Substances

Cyclophosphamide