Successful Preservation of the Bladder in a Case of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor with the Diagnostic Efficacy of ALK/p80 Immunohistochemistry and FISH Analysis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

A rare noncancerous but life-threatening tumor in urinary bladder

IMT is a rare but sometimes life-threatening tumor. Although presenting with muscle invasion, local surgical resection with TURBT and close follow-up are adequate with bladder function and life quality preservation compared to partial cystectomy.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of urinary bladder with severe hematuria: A Case report and literature review

RATIONALE

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare intermediate soft tissue tumor. Rarely occurring in the urinary bladder, MTs is composed of myofibroblast differentiated spindle cells and accompanied by numerous inflammatory cells, plasma cells and/or Lymphocytes.

PATIENT CONCERNS

A 28-year-old female, with history of 2 cesarean sections 8 years ago and 2 years ago, was admitted to the emergency department for a 7-day ongoing gross hematuria with clots.

DIAGNOSES

A cystoscopy showed a tumor near the bladder neck, computed tomography (CT) showed a mass and massive blood clots in the bladder. Finally, postoperative pathological examination confirmed a diagnosis of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of bladder.

INTERVENTIONS

The patient was given rehydration and blood transfusion to improve the general condition. Then, emergency transurethral resection of the bladder tumor was performed.

OUTCOMES

No metastases to lymph nodes and other organs were found, and no tumor progression was revealed during 3-months of follow-up.

LESSONS

IMTs rarely occur in the urinary bladder. Due to the lack of specificity in clinical symptoms, it's difficult to arrive at a definite diagnosis before operation. Therefore, usually, the final diagnosis depends on histomorphological features and the immunohistochemical profile. Further case studies are required to study the biological behavior of this condition.