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A hidden urinary bladder diverticular tumour: a diagnostic challenge

Urinary bladder diverticulum tumour is rare. It has been estimated that only 2.6% of all bladder diverticulum develop malignancy and most were diagnosed late. Delay in diagnosis can be due to presence of intra-diverticular stone which can compress and hide any evidence of mucosal changes. We report...

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Main Authors: Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah, Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli, Ghazali, Hamid
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Language:English
Published: Ministry of Health and Universiti Brunei Darussalem 2015
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RD Surgery
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spelling my.iium.irep.481812016-02-23T09:10:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/48181/ A hidden urinary bladder diverticular tumour: a diagnostic challenge Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli Ghazali, Hamid RD Surgery Urinary bladder diverticulum tumour is rare. It has been estimated that only 2.6% of all bladder diverticulum develop malignancy and most were diagnosed late. Delay in diagnosis can be due to presence of intra-diverticular stone which can compress and hide any evidence of mucosal changes. We report the case of a 53-year-old man who presented with multiple lower urinary tract stone including in the urethra, bladder and bladder diverticulum. Serial investigations before a diagnosis of a bladder diverticulum adenocarcinoma were made. The tumour was hidden behind a stone. Ministry of Health and Universiti Brunei Darussalem 2015-08 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48181/1/BIMJ2015-11-219-223.pdf Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah and Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli and Ghazali, Hamid (2015) A hidden urinary bladder diverticular tumour: a diagnostic challenge. Brunei International Medical Journal, 11 (4). pp. 219-223. ISSN 2079-3146 (O), 1560-5876 (P)
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topic RD Surgery
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Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah
Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli
Ghazali, Hamid
A hidden urinary bladder diverticular tumour: a diagnostic challenge
description Urinary bladder diverticulum tumour is rare. It has been estimated that only 2.6% of all bladder diverticulum develop malignancy and most were diagnosed late. Delay in diagnosis can be due to presence of intra-diverticular stone which can compress and hide any evidence of mucosal changes. We report the case of a 53-year-old man who presented with multiple lower urinary tract stone including in the urethra, bladder and bladder diverticulum. Serial investigations before a diagnosis of a bladder diverticulum adenocarcinoma were made. The tumour was hidden behind a stone.
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author Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah
Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli
Ghazali, Hamid
author_facet Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah
Kamarulzaman, Mohd Nazli
Ghazali, Hamid
author_sort Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah
title A hidden urinary bladder diverticular tumour: a diagnostic challenge
title_short A hidden urinary bladder diverticular tumour: a diagnostic challenge
title_full A hidden urinary bladder diverticular tumour: a diagnostic challenge
title_fullStr A hidden urinary bladder diverticular tumour: a diagnostic challenge
title_full_unstemmed A hidden urinary bladder diverticular tumour: a diagnostic challenge
title_sort hidden urinary bladder diverticular tumour: a diagnostic challenge
publisher Ministry of Health and Universiti Brunei Darussalem
publishDate 2015
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