Urinary Bladder Cavernous Hemangioma: A Case Report
Issam Msakni
Department of Pathology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Mohamed Amine Bani *
Department of Pathology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Sarra Ben Rejeb
Department of Pathology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ramzi Khiari
Department of Urology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Ammar Bouziani
Department of Pathology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
Besma Laabidi
Department of Pathology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: The authors present a case of urinary bladder cavernous hemangioma and discuss the clinical and pathological features of this entity.
Case Presentation: We report a solitary bladder cavernous hemangioma occuring in a 19-year-old man. The patient presented with macroscopic hematuria. Radiologic findings revealed an intravesical exophytic tumor. Cystoscopy revealed a sessile, reddish mass, measuring 2 cm in diameter located in the right sided wall of the bladder. Endoscopic resection of the mass was performed and the pathologic examination revealed a cavernous hemangioma. No recurrence was noted at the 3-year follow-up.
Conclusion: Hemangioma is a benign vascular tumor accounting for about 0.6% of bladder tumors. Its prognosis is generally good but a long follow-up observance is mandatory to detect recurrence or residual disease.
Keywords: Hemangioma, vascular tumor, bladder, pathology