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CASE REPORT
Müllerianosis of the urinary bladder: a rare and problematic bladder tumour
  1. Amit Patel1,2,
  2. Pranali Desai3,
  3. Frances Malczewski4,
  4. Daryl Stephens5
  1. 1Department of Urology, Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Acacia Ridge, Queensland, Australia
  2. 2Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
  3. 3Department of Gynaecology, Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Acacia Ridge, Queensland, Australia
  4. 4Department of Pathology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
  5. 5Department of Urology, Mackay Base Hospital, Mackay, Queensland, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Dr Amit Patel; amitpatel86{at}gmail.com

Summary

Müllerianosis of the bladder is an extremely rare and highly symptomatic bladder tumour comprising of at least two types of Müllerian derived tissues. We present the case of a 59-year-old woman presenting with painful macroscopic haematuria associated with urgency, frequency and incontinence. She is a nulliparous postmenopausal woman without malignancy risk factors or previous abdominal surgery. Initially identified on ultrasound scan, she was taken for transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT). Histology confirms the diagnosis. Repeat TURBT was required for non-resolution of symptoms. Despite a thorough resection, symptoms recurred within months necessitating partial cystectomy. Although a ‘benign’ lesion, this lesion proved a difficult condition to treat requiring partial cystectomy.

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Footnotes

  • Contributors AP and PD have directly contributed to formulating and writing the article. FM directly contributed to histopathological analysis and editing of the manuscript. DS directly contributed to the surgical intervention of the patient and edited the manuscript. He was the supervising contributing author.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Patient consent Obtained.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.