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<p>This case study concerns a 69-year-old woman qualified for transurethral resection of a primary tumor in a urinary bladder. Since a cystoscopic image did not correspond with typical urothelial carcinoma, an intraoperative ultrasonographic transrectal imaging was carried out, on the basis of which it was believed to be urinary bladder paraganglioma. Endoscopic treatment was abandoned. The patient was directed for further examination and next, on suspicion of extra-bladder phaeochromocytoma, scheduled for open surgery. Due to the location and range of the tumor, and systemic conditions, a radical cystectomy and Bricker’s supravesical ureteroileal conduit were carried out. A postoperative histopathological examination confirmed the phaeochromocytoma character of the urinary bladder tumor.</p>
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This case study concerns a 69-year-old woman qualified for transurethral resection of a primary tumor in a urinary bladder. Since a cystoscopic image did not correspond with typical urothelial carcinoma, an intraoperative ultrasonographic transrectal imaging was carried out, on the basis of which it was believed to be urinary bladder paraganglioma. Endoscopic treatment was abandoned. The patient was directed for further examination and next, on suspicion of extra-bladder phaeochromocytoma, scheduled for open surgery. Due to the location and range of the tumor, and systemic conditions, a radical cystectomy and Bricker’s supravesical ureteroileal conduit were carried out. A postoperative histopathological examination confirmed the phaeochromocytoma character of the urinary bladder tumor.

Intraoperative decision to change the course of management based on an ultrasonographic image of urinary bladder paraganglioma – a case study

Journal of Ultrasonography

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This case study concerns a 69-year-old woman qualified for transurethral resection of a primary tumor in a urinary bladder. Since a cystoscopic image did not...

Intraoperative decision to change the course of management based on an ultrasonographic image of urinary bladder paraganglioma – a case study

Article Category: case-report

Published Online: Jun 28, 2019

Page range: 165 - 170

Received: Sep 30, 2018

Accepted: Nov 03, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2019.0025

Keywords
urinary bladder paraganglioma, sonocystoscopy, intraoperative ultrasonography, three-dimensional ultrasonography

© 2019 Waldemar Białek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Intraoperative decision to change the course of management based on an ultrasonographic image of urinary bladder paraganglioma – a case study

Article Category: case-report

Published Online: Jun 28, 2019

Page range: 165 - 170

Received: Sep 30, 2018

Accepted: Nov 03, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2019.0025

Keywordsurinary bladder paraganglioma, sonocystoscopy, intraoperative ultrasonography, three-dimensional ultrasonography

© 2019 Waldemar Białek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
urinary bladder paraganglioma, sonocystoscopy, intraoperative ultrasonography, three-dimensional ultrasonography