Keratinizing squamous metaplasia of the bladder is rare and is usually associated with urinary tract infections and chronic irritation.
It is considered a precancerous condition of squamous cell carcinoma, especially when more than 50% of the bladder surface is affected. Medical treatment cannot eradicate this lesion. When it is limited to a small area of the bladder, transurethral resection is possible. Annual cystoscopy with multiple biopsies as well as annual upper tract imaging is proposed in the follow up of these patients. We present a preliminary 2-year followup report of a keratinizing squamous metaplasia of the bladder in a 28-year-old female patient with no previous risk factors.
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Vázquez Alonso F, Berrio Campos R, Puche Sanz I, Segura Sánchez M, Molina Hernandez JM, Flores Martin JF, Cózar Olmo JM. Are you the author?
Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas, No. 2, 18014 Granada, Spain.
Reference: Case Rep Urol. 2012;2012:940269.
doi: 10.1155/2012/940269
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22830070
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