Necla Benlier
1*, Mehmet Solakhan
2, Özlem Nuray Sever
3, Hüseyin Gürbüz
4, Mustafa Yıldırım
51 Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Sanko University, Gaziantep, Turkey
2 Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey 3
3 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey
4 Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Ersin Arslan State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey
5 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare neoplasm exhibiting local aggressive behavior and needs
to be differentiated from sarcoma and sarcomatoid carcinoma in particular. Its exact etiology is uncertain. IMT
is more common among children and young adults. Pulmonary, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, retroperitoneal
sites are frequently affected. History, physical examination, laboratory workup and imaging modalities have
limited diagnostic value. IMT has a tendency for local recurrence. Here, we report a case of an IMT of the
bladder in a female patient with difficulty urinating, dysuria and pelvic pain.
Keywords: Myofibroblastic Tumor, Urinary Bladder, Neoplasm