Polypoid endometriosis of the bladder during pregnancy mimicking urachal carcinoma

S. Lambrechts; K. van Calsteren; A. Capoen; K. Op de Beeck; S. Joniau; D. Timmerman; F. Amant

doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.8985

Polypoid endometriosis of the bladder during pregnancy mimicking urachal carcinoma

S. Lambrechts, K. van Calsteren, A. Capoen, K. Op de Beeck, S. Joniau, D. Timmerman, F. Amant

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Abstract

We report a case of polypoid bladder endometriosis in pregnancy. Diagnostic workup showed a vesicouterine well-vascularized polypoid mass, suspicious for malignancy. During pregnancy, the mass was surgically resected with safe oncological margins. Pathological examination of the resected specimen revealed pseudotumoral polypoid endometriosis of the bladder. We illustrate diagnostic pitfalls in the differentiation between bladder endometriosis during pregnancy and malignancy. As a result of pregnancy-related decidualization of vesical endometriosis, differentiation between this rare occurrence and malignant transformation is challenging. Copyright. (C) 2011 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	475-478
Journal	Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume	38
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.8985
Publication status	Published - 2011

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