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Case_series - Prioritizing bladder-sparing treatments in patients with urinary tract leiomyoma: A report of three cases and updated literature review - PubMed

Case_series - Prioritizing bladder-sparing treatments in patients with urinary tract leiomyoma: A report of three cases and updated literature review - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35704928/

Urinary tract leiomyomas are rare, benign mesenchymal tumors that are traditionally treated with complete surgical excision. We present three cases of urinary tract leiomyoma - two located in the bladder and one in the ureter. Both bladder leiomyomas were treated with transurethral resection of blad ...


Conclusion: Given the benign nature of leiomyomas and the overall low recurrence rate reported in the literature, bladder-sparing options should be emphasized when feasible, with active surveillance potentially applicable for highly select patients.