Ectopic decidual reaction in the urinary bladder presenting as a vesical tumor

Urology. 2009 Dec;74(6):1232-3. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.05.009. Epub 2009 Jul 17.

Abstract

A urinary bladder tumor in young pregnant women is a very rare finding. It may bring diagnostic problems despite use of advanced imaging techniques. We report on a case of an exceedingly rare occurrence of a decidual reaction in the urinary bladder of a pregnant young woman. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first such case reported in published medical data. The final diagnosis was possible only after histopathologic assessment of a specimen obtained during diagnostic cystoscopy, which showed typical decidual changes within detrusor muscle, without ectopic endometrium, which could suggest more frequent vesical endometriosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Embryo Implantation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Young Adult