Chondroma in the Urinary Bladder: An Extremely Rare Finding.
Joao Gabriel PortoRuben Blachman-BraunArchan KhandekarOleksandr N KryvenkoDipen J ParekhPublished in: Case reports in urology (2024)
Chondroma, commonly observed in the bones, has limited documentation when found in soft tissues. To date, only 8 chondromas in the urinary bladder have been reported, all in females. Here, we describe a 54-year-old female who presented with a chondroma located at the anterior wall of the urinary bladder. An incidental 5 mm enhanced focus was identified on the right bladder wall during a contrast-enhanced computerized tomography (CT). Subsequent cystoscopy did not reveal any abnormalities, and both urinalysis and urine cytology were unremarkable. However, a CT urogram reconfirmed suspicions of malignancy, which a cystoscopy validated. The patient underwent a transurethral resection of the bladder tumor, which was identified as a bladder chondroma. During the surgical incision, a submucosal lesion was found, which was further confirmed with histopathological evaluation. Over a year-long follow-up using imaging and urine cytology, no recurrence was observed. This case reinforces earlier findings and underscores the predilection for females between their 5 th and 7 th decades with a positive prognosis.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- diffusion weighted
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- spinal cord injury
- magnetic resonance
- dual energy
- fine needle aspiration
- diffusion weighted imaging
- high grade
- urinary tract
- high resolution
- case report
- image quality
- gene expression
- ultrasound guided
- single cell
- photodynamic therapy
- mass spectrometry
- benign prostatic hyperplasia
- cataract surgery