Korean J Urol.  2006 Oct;47(10):1103-1106. 10.4111/kju.2006.47.10.1103.

Prognostic Value of Inverted Papilloma of the Urinary Tract

• Seo KS
• Kim YS
• Kim SJ

• KMID: 2139813
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4111/kju.2006.47.10.1103

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the tumor biologic behavior and prognostic value of inverted papilloma (IP) of the urinary tract.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Thirty-one cases (27 males and 4 females, mean age 55.2 years) of urinary IP that were treated at a single center were retrospectively reviewed. There were 21 cases with bladder IP only (group 1), 8 cases with bladder IP and transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) within a single neoplasm (group 2), and 2 cases with IP and TCC in a different location (group 3). The patient and tumor characteristics were analyzed.
RESULTS
There was a male predominance with hematuria being the main presenting symptom in all groups. The most common macroscopic feature of IP was a polypoid lesion in group 1. The most common location of IP was bladder neck (57.1%) in group 1 and lateral bladder wall (75%) in group 2. The most common associated urologic disease was benign prostatic hyperplasia in group 1. Transurethral resection was performed in 30 cases (96.8%). There were no recurrences at a mean follow-up of 19.4 (3-68) months after surgery in 27 cases followed for 3 months or longer.
CONCLUSIONS
One-third of urinary IP were associated with TCC within a single neoplasm or in a different location, and this suggests that IP has a malignant potential. However, because there was no recurrence in IP of the urinary tract, a surveillance protocol as frequent as the one suggested for urothelial cancer does not seem to be necessary.

Keyword

Urinary tract; Inverted papilloma; Transitional cell carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hematuria
Humans
Male
Neck
Papilloma, Inverted*
Prostatic Hyperplasia
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Urinary Bladder
Urinary Tract*
Urologic Diseases

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