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Bladder leiomyoma

MedGen UID:
272371
•Concept ID:
C1332560
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Bladder Leiomyoma; bladder leiomyoma; Leiomyoma of Bladder; leiomyoma of bladder; Leiomyoma of the Bladder; leiomyoma of the bladder; Leiomyoma of the Urinary Bladder; leiomyoma of the urinary bladder; Leiomyoma of Urinary Bladder; leiomyoma of urinary bladder; Urinary Bladder Leiomyoma; urinary bladder leiomyoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001634

Definition

A leiomyoma that arises from the bladder. Although it is an uncommon tumor in the bladder, it is the most common mesenchymal neoplasm affecting the bladder. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBladder leiomyoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2023 May 1;34(3):291-310. Epub 2023 Mar 30 doi: 10.1515/jbcpp-2022-0219. PMID: 36989026
Utility of prospective pathologic evaluation to inform clinical genetic testing for hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma.
Kopp RP, Stratton KL, Glogowski E, Schrader KA, Rau-Murthy R, Russo P, Coleman JA, Offit K
Cancer 2017 Jul 1;123(13):2452-2458. Epub 2017 Feb 7 doi: 10.1002/cncr.30605. PMID: 28171700
Management of chronic pelvic pain.
Benjamin-Pratt AR, Howard FM
Minerva Ginecol 2010 Oct;62(5):447-65. PMID: 20938429

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Quantitative MRI in distinguishing bladder paraganglioma from bladder leiomyoma.
Hu X, Wang K, Sun M, Li C, Wang H, Guan J
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2023 Mar;48(3):1051-1061. Epub 2023 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s00261-023-03812-5. PMID: 36690715
Not All Pediatric Bladder Masses are Rhabdomyosarcoma: Report of a Rare Case With Review of the Literature.
Mitra S, Joshi R, Gupta K, Mahajan JK
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2019 Nov;41(8):e530-e533. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001323. PMID: 30299349
Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder: a series of nine cases and review of the literature.
Park JW, Jeong BC, Seo SI, Jeon SS, Kwon GY, Lee HM
Urology 2010 Dec;76(6):1425-9. Epub 2010 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.02.046. PMID: 20947147
Bladder leiomyoma: case report.
Castillo O, Foneron A, Vitagliano G, Sánchez-Salas R, Díaz M, Fajardo M, Franco C
Arch Esp Urol 2008 Jan-Feb;61(1):87-91. doi: 10.4321/s0004-06142008000100017. PMID: 18405038
Leiomyomas of the female urethra and bladder: a report of five cases and review of the literature.
Bai SW, Jung HJ, Jeon MJ, Jung DJ, Kim SK, Kim JW
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2007 Aug;18(8):913-7. Epub 2007 Mar 1 doi: 10.1007/s00192-006-0257-9. PMID: 17333443

Diagnosis

Quantitative MRI in distinguishing bladder paraganglioma from bladder leiomyoma.
Hu X, Wang K, Sun M, Li C, Wang H, Guan J
Abdom Radiol (NY) 2023 Mar;48(3):1051-1061. Epub 2023 Jan 23 doi: 10.1007/s00261-023-03812-5. PMID: 36690715
Leiomyoma Urinary Bladder, Mimicking Urothelial Cancer.
Bangash M, Faruqui N, Muhammad AU, Uddin Z
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2021 Oct-Dec;33(4):685-689. PMID: 35124930
Bladder leiomyoma masquerading as a ureterocele.
Grice P, O'Dowd S, Parkinson R, Bazo A
BMJ Case Rep 2021 Jun 15;14(6) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242866. PMID: 34130981Free PMC Article
Bladder Leiomyoma.
Caliskan S, Sungur M
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2017 Mar;27(3):189-190. PMID: 28406781
Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder: a series of nine cases and review of the literature.
Park JW, Jeong BC, Seo SI, Jeon SS, Kwon GY, Lee HM
Urology 2010 Dec;76(6):1425-9. Epub 2010 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.02.046. PMID: 20947147

Therapy

Urethral and paraurethral leiomyomas in the female patient.
Ozel B, Ballard C
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2006 Jan;17(1):93-5. Epub 2005 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s00192-005-1316-3. PMID: 15905997

Prognosis

Leiomyoma Urinary Bladder, Mimicking Urothelial Cancer.
Bangash M, Faruqui N, Muhammad AU, Uddin Z
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2021 Oct-Dec;33(4):685-689. PMID: 35124930
Partial cystectomy in young male for a urachal tumor masquerading a bladder leiomyoma.
Sodo M, Spirito L, La Rocca R, Bracale U, Imbimbo C
Arch Ital Urol Androl 2019 Mar 29;91(1):51-52. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2019.1.51. PMID: 30932431
Bladder leiomyoma in a 6-year-old boy.
Chen H, Niu ZB, Yang Y
Urology 2012 Feb;79(2):434-6. Epub 2011 Aug 5 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.06.011. PMID: 21820699
Bladder leiomyoma: case report.
Castillo O, Foneron A, Vitagliano G, Sánchez-Salas R, Díaz M, Fajardo M, Franco C
Arch Esp Urol 2008 Jan-Feb;61(1):87-91. doi: 10.4321/s0004-06142008000100017. PMID: 18405038
Leiomyoma of the bladder causing bilateral hydronephrosis: a case report.
Nakata S, Kurokawa K, Ebihara K, Urano E, Yamanaka H, Suzuki K
Hinyokika Kiyo 1990 Jun;36(6):707-10. PMID: 2239565

Clinical prediction guides

Endovesical leiomyoma of bladder: a case report.
Mammadov R, Musayev J, Hasanov A
Georgian Med News 2013 May;(218):7-10. PMID: 23787498

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