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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the urinary bladder in a 27‐year‐old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus
Author(s) -
Hoene Kelly A,
Kaufman Melissa R,
Cates Justin M,
Chang Sam S
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01967.x
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary system , urinary bladder , pathology , systemic disease , soft tissue , mesenchymal stem cell , disease
Spindle cell lesions of the urinary bladder are uncommon tumors, and are most often spindle cell (sarcomatoid) carcinomas, non‐neoplastic reactive mesenchymal proliferations, or soft tissue sarcomas. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) may also occur in this location. Herein, we report an unusual case of an IMT arising in a previously uninstrumented bladder of a 27‐year‐old African American female with systemic lupus erythematosus. To our knowledge, IMT has not been reported in the clinical setting of rheumatologic disease.