Carcinosarcoma of urinary bladder mimicking vesical calculus: a case report

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2007 Oct;50(4):833-5.

Abstract

We report a 50 year old male who presented with a short history of gross hematuria. An ultrasonogram detected a mass arising from the right lateral wall of the urinary bladder. Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed that the mass was a calcified lesion mimicking a bladder stone. Cystoscopy confirmed the presence of the calcified lesion and biopsy revealed a rare biphasic tumor of the urinary bladder comprising of osteosarcoma and a papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential. The rarity of this tumor and its associated exuberant calcification make this case an interesting one.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Calcinosis
  • Carcinosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Carcinosarcoma / pathology*
  • Carcinosarcoma / surgery
  • Cystoscopy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Hematuria / etiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder Calculi / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery