Abstract

TRAMOYERES GALVAN, Alfredo et al. Metaplasia escamosa vesical, a propósito de un caso: Revisión de la literatura. Arch. Esp. Urol. [online]. 2005, vol.58, n.1, pp.74-76. ISSN 0004-0614.

OBJECTIVES: We report a new case of squamous metaplasia because of its interest and subtle differential diagnosis with other bladder pathologies. METHODS: We report the case of a male patient with history of previous neoplasia with an exophytic lesion of the bladder wall discovered on follow-up. Pathological diagnosis after TUR was bladder squamous metaplasia. RESULTS: Follow-up is performed by ultrasound, cystoscopy, and urine cytology in adherence to clinical guidelines due to the possibility of transformation into squamous cell carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS: Urothelium is able to develop non neoplastic transformations such as squamous metaplasia. The importance of such transformations depends on proper diagnosis and follow-up due to their ability to transform into a neoplastic process.

Keywords : Urothelium; Squamous metaplasia; Bladder neoplasia; Preneoplastic lesions.

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