Korean J Med.
2017 Oct;92(5):476-479. 10.3904/kjm.2017.92.5.476.
Bladder Malakoplakia Mimicking Bladder Cancer
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea. hoon2345@naver.com
- 2Department of Pathology, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea.
- KMID: 2392335
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2017.92.5.476
Abstract
- Malakoplakia is an extremely rare granulomatous disease caused by infection and known to occur mostly in immune-compromised hosts. The most common site of involvement is the bladder. Patients with malakoplakia of the bladder present with multiple intravesical masses and are often misdiagnosed with bladder cancer. As a result, appropriate treatment is delayed. Here we report a case of a patient with malakoplakia of the bladder that was misdiagnosed as bladder cancer.
