A Patient with Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Ureter—A Rare Condition Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report

A Patient with Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Ureter—A Rare Condition Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report

A 61-year-old man presented with hematuria and intermittent right pelvic pain. Intravenous urography showed a tubular filling defect and ureteroscopy a tumor in the right mid ureter. Urine cytology and tumor biopsy showed nonmalignant results. Open surgery was performed, and an intraoperative frozen...

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Main Authors: Wolfgang Brummeisl, Hans-Martin Fritsche, Elisabeth Huber, Wolf F. Wieland, Roman Ganzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/901693
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spelling doaj-fd815c47476549628d1bbcab227005bb2020-11-25T02:21:03ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782012-01-01201210.1155/2012/901693901693A Patient with Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Ureter—A Rare Condition Mimicking Malignancy: A Case ReportWolfgang Brummeisl0Hans-Martin Fritsche1Elisabeth Huber2Wolf F. Wieland3Roman Ganzer4Department of Urology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, GermanyCaritas St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, GermanyDepartment of Pathology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, GermanyDepartment of Urology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, GermanyCaritas St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, GermanyA 61-year-old man presented with hematuria and intermittent right pelvic pain. Intravenous urography showed a tubular filling defect and ureteroscopy a tumor in the right mid ureter. Urine cytology and tumor biopsy showed nonmalignant results. Open surgery was performed, and an intraoperative frozen section revealed a fibroepithelial polyp of the right mid ureter. A fibroepithelial polyp is a rare benign lesion that can occur in childhood but is an important differential diagnosis of an upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinoma in adults.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/901693
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Hans-Martin Fritsche
Elisabeth Huber
Wolf F. Wieland
Roman Ganzer
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Hans-Martin Fritsche
Elisabeth Huber
Wolf F. Wieland
Roman Ganzer
A Patient with Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Ureter—A Rare Condition Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report
Case Reports in Urology
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Hans-Martin Fritsche
Elisabeth Huber
Wolf F. Wieland
Roman Ganzer
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title A Patient with Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Ureter—A Rare Condition Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report
title_short A Patient with Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Ureter—A Rare Condition Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report
title_full A Patient with Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Ureter—A Rare Condition Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report
title_fullStr A Patient with Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Ureter—A Rare Condition Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed A Patient with Fibroepithelial Polyp of the Ureter—A Rare Condition Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report
title_sort patient with fibroepithelial polyp of the ureter—a rare condition mimicking malignancy: a case report
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Urology
issn 2090-696X
2090-6978
publishDate 2012-01-01
description A 61-year-old man presented with hematuria and intermittent right pelvic pain. Intravenous urography showed a tubular filling defect and ureteroscopy a tumor in the right mid ureter. Urine cytology and tumor biopsy showed nonmalignant results. Open surgery was performed, and an intraoperative frozen section revealed a fibroepithelial polyp of the right mid ureter. A fibroepithelial polyp is a rare benign lesion that can occur in childhood but is an important differential diagnosis of an upper urinary tract urothelial cell carcinoma in adults.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/901693
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