Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour of the urinary bladder managed with partial cystectomy: a case report & literature review

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) is a rare neoplasm which can affect many different organs throughout the body. We report the case of a 62-year old female presenting with visible haematuria found to have IMT of the urinary bladder exhibiting anaplastic lymphoma kinase-1 gene rearrangement,...

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Autores principales: Nkwam, Nkwam, Johnson, Bethan, Bazo, Alvaro, McCulloch, Tom A., Mann, Gurminder S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5100688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27803244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw181
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Sumario:Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) is a rare neoplasm which can affect many different organs throughout the body. We report the case of a 62-year old female presenting with visible haematuria found to have IMT of the urinary bladder exhibiting anaplastic lymphoma kinase-1 gene rearrangement, initially managed with local resection and then definitively with partial cystectomy.

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