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CASE REPORT
Giant fibroepithelial polyp of the ureter
  1. Mayank Gupta1,
  2. Sanjeet Roy1,
  3. Cornerstone Wann2,
  4. Anu Eapen3
  1. 1 Department of General Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
  2. 2 Department of Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
  3. 3 Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Mayank Gupta, gupta.mayank103{at}gmail.com

Summary

Giant fibroepithelial polyp is a rare cause of ureteric/ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. We report a rare case of giant fibroepithelial polyp in a 32-year-old woman involving the whole length of the ureter, reaching up to the UPJ which was clinically and radiologically considered to be urothelial carcinoma. Frozen section showed a polypoid lesion lined by urothelium with no evidence of dysplasia or malignancy. Subsequently, nephroureterectomy was done as there was marked renal hydronephrosis and it was impossible to separate the polyp from the wall of the ureter. Histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of giant fibroepithelial polyp, ruling out malignancy.

  • Pathology
  • Hematuria
  • Urology

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Footnotes

  • Contributors MG and SR were involved in defining intellectual content, literature search, manuscript preparation, editing and manuscript review.

    CW provided the clinical details and was involved in manuscript editing and manuscript review.

    AE provided the radiological details and was involved in manuscript editing and manuscript review.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Patient consent Obtained.

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