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01-06-2010 | Urology - Case Report
Isolated Malacoplakia of the bladder: a rare case report and review of literature
Authors:
R. P. Mukha, Santosh Kumar, M. K. Ramani, N. S. Kekre
Published in:
International Urology and Nephrology
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Issue 2/2010
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Excerpt
Malacoplakia (from the Greek
malacos, soft, and
placos, plaques) is a rare granulomatous disease that occurs commonly in the urinary tract. It was first described by Michaelis and Gutmann in 1902 [
1]. Malacoplakia in the urinary tract involves the bladder in more than 75% of the cases. Grossly, malacoplakia can present as soft tan-yellow plaques and nodules or in some cases as a bladder mass [
2]. The lesion is usually solitary but can be multiple. We report a case of malacoplakia presenting with bilateral hydroureteronephrosis secondary to a small capacity bladder, with no gross mucosal lesion. To our knowledge, this is the first report of malacoplakia presenting without a gross lesion in the bladder. …
