Urinary bladder leiomyoma associated with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Urology. 2008 Apr;71(4):755.e3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.11.031. Epub 2008 Mar 3.

Abstract

Leiomyomas account for less than 0.43% of all bladder tumors. To date only about 250 cases have been reported in the literature. Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare lung disease featuring abnormal proliferation of atypical smooth muscle cells around bronchovascular structures. We describe a woman with LAM who presented with pelvic pain and was found to have a leiomyoma of the bladder wall. Although urologic manifestations of pulmonary LAM are uncommon, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a patient who presents with a pelvic mass and a history of LAM.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / diagnosis*
  • Leiomyoma / etiology
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lymphangioleiomyomatosis / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / etiology