
pmid: 12478489
Angiomyolipoma of the bladder is an extremely rare neoplasm. We report a case of a 55-year-old woman with an angiomyolipoma of the bladder visualized on pelvic sonogram as a 5 mm polyp in the floor of the bladder. The lesional tissue consisted of spindle cells, epithelioid cells, and adipocytes, with occasional thick-walled blood vessels. Immunohistochemical studies showed the spindle and epithelioid cells to be focally positive for HMB-45 and diffusely positive for actin and muscle cell antigen (HHF-35), which confirmed the diagnosis of angiomyolipoma. A review of the recent literature on the pathogenesis of angiomyolipoma follows.
Angiomyolipoma, Carcinoma, Sarcoma, Leiomyoma, Epithelioid, Middle Aged, Immunohistochemistry, Actins, Neoplasm Proteins, Diagnosis, Differential, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms, Antigens, Neoplasm, Humans, Female, Melanoma-Specific Antigens
Angiomyolipoma, Carcinoma, Sarcoma, Leiomyoma, Epithelioid, Middle Aged, Immunohistochemistry, Actins, Neoplasm Proteins, Diagnosis, Differential, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms, Antigens, Neoplasm, Humans, Female, Melanoma-Specific Antigens
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