Abstract
We illustrate a case of an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) involving the bladder in a woman with dysuria and review the literature and differential diagnosis. Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, also referred to as pseudosarcomatous myofibroblastic proliferation, is a rare lesion that can arise in the genitourinary system and is characterized by a fascicular arrangement of myofibroblasts with admixed inflammatory cells and slitlike vessels. Urinary bladder IMT can be a diagnostic pitfall because its histologic features (brisk mitoses, invasion into muscularis propria, and prominent nucleoli) can mimic malignancy. The differential diagnosis of urinary bladder IMT includes sarcomatoid carcinoma and leiomyosarcoma. Diagnostic features such as bland nuclear chromatin, ganglion-like cells, pale eosinophilic cytoplasm with long processes, overexpression of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (immunohistochemistry or gene rearrangement studies), and the absence of atypical mitoses help distinguish IMT from its malignant mimics. Current controversies regarding postoperative spindle cell nodule and IMT are discussed.
摘要
我们报道一例排尿困难的女性膀胱炎性肌纤维母细胞瘤(IMT)病例,并复习了该病的相关文献和鉴别诊断。炎性肌纤维母细胞瘤又称为假肉瘤样肌纤维细胞增生,是一种少见病变,可以发生于泌尿系统;组织学特征表现为束状排列的肌纤维母细胞混杂着炎性细胞及裂隙状血管。膀胱IMT因为其特殊的组织学特征(活跃的核分裂、肌层固有层浸润和显著的核仁),易误诊为恶性肿瘤;膀胱IMT的鉴别诊断包括肉瘤样癌和平滑肌肉瘤。其诊断特征有核染色质淡染、神经节样细胞、具有长突起的淡嗜伊红胞浆、间变性淋巴瘤激酶强表达(免疫组织化学或基因重排研究)和缺乏非典型核分裂,这些特征有助于IMT与其他易混淆的恶性肿瘤鉴别开来。目前关于IMT和术后梭形细胞结节的争论需要进一步探讨。
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