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A Rare Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Urinary Bladder Diverticulum Successfully Treated by Bladder-Sparing Surgery

Goran Štimac ; Clinical Department of Urology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Matej Knežević ; Department of Urology, Dr. Josip Benčević General Hospital, Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Igor Grubišić ; Clinical Department of Urology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Soip Soipi ; Clinical Department of Urology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Davor Tomas ; Ljudevit Jurak Clinical Department of Pathology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Božo Krušlin ; Ljudevit Jurak Clinical Department of Pathology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

The aim is to report a rare case of squamous cell carcinoma arising in a urinary bladder diverticulum and present recent literature overview of treatment options. A 56-year-old man presented with intermittent hematuria. Ultrasound examination indicated primary carcinoma in the urinary bladder diverticulum. Diagnosis was confirmed with cystoscopy and computed tomography. Transvesical diverticulectomy with regional lymphadenectomy was undertaken. Two years after initial treatment, the patient was well without evidence of tumor relapse. This report implicates that although aggressive surgical approach is recommended in the majority of bladder diverticulum tumors, simple diverticulectomy may be indicated in selected, confined cases.

Keywords

Carcinoma, squamous cell; Urinary bladder neoplasms; Diverticulum – pathology; Diverticulum – surgery; Case reports

Hrčak ID:

148955

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/148955

Publication date:

1.11.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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