Ureteral fibroepithelial polyp: A diagnostic challenge

Raj A. Kumar; Michael Maidaa; Jon Frankel; Vincent Bird; Udaya Kumar

Urology Case Reports (Jan 2022)

Ureteral fibroepithelial polyp: A diagnostic challenge

Raj A. Kumar,
Michael Maidaa,
Jon Frankel,
Vincent Bird,
Udaya Kumar

Affiliations

Raj A. Kumar: Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology, Keck Medicine of USC, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Corresponding author. Research Assistant Urology Institute, University of Southern California, USA.
Michael Maidaa: Department of Urology, University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Jon Frankel: Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, FL, USA
Vincent Bird: Department of Urology, University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
Udaya Kumar: Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, FL, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 40
p. 101940

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Ureteral fibroepithelial polyps (UFP) are relatively rare, benign tumors. A total of 236 total cases were documented between 1932 and 2013. Notably, imaging studies, including computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are often negative. This report details a case of a patient with a UFP who presented with hematuria. CT suggested a possible 1.8 cm mass, but subsequent MRI was negative. Cystoscopy showed a polyp that prolapsed out of the left ureter and into the bladder with peristalsis. The patient subsequently underwent retrograde ureteroscopy and holmium laser excision of the polyp.

Published in Urology Case Reports

ISSN: 2214-4420 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
Website: http://www.urologycasereports.com/

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