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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2020; 41(05): 764-766
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_224_19
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A rare cause for hematuria: Lymphoma of the urinary bladder

Sherin Mathew
Department of Medical Oncology, Gujarat Cancer and Research Institiute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
,
Sonia Parikh
Department of Medical Oncology, Gujarat Cancer and Research Institiute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
,
Asha Anand
Department of Medical Oncology, Gujarat Cancer and Research Institiute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
,
Vaibhava Srivastava
Department of Medical Oncology, Gujarat Cancer and Research Institiute, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Abstract

Primary lymphomas of the urinary bladder are rare and majority present with hematuria. Patients are usually elderly females with a history of recurrent cystitis. The diagnosis is clinched after imaging and biopsy of suspicious lesions in the bladder. The prognosis is good irrespective of the modality of treatment. With this background, we report a case of primary marginal zone lymphoma of the urinary bladder (Stage IE) in a young lady with no history of cystitis, who presented with isolated hematuria. After treatment with radiotherapy alone, patient is in complete remission for the past 18 months. The timely diagnosis in a patient with hematuria holds the key to successful treatment and its importance cannot be overemphasized.

Keywords

Hematuria - marginal zone lymphoma - mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue - primary lymphoma - radiotherapy - urinary bladder


Publication History

Received: 03 November 2019

Accepted: 15 March 2020

Article published online:
17 May 2021

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