Pelvic ureteral angiomyoma mimicking urothelial carcinoma: A case report.

BACKGROUND

Angiomyoma is a rare benign tumor that can occur in any organ with smooth muscles. No one has already described an angiomyoma of the ureter.

CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 44 year old woman who presented with intermittent hematuria and left flank pain. The diagnosis of left ureteral tumor was evoked by the scannographic aspect. She underwent a radical nephro-ureterectomy. Final histological examination concluded to ureteral angiomyoma.

DISCUSSION: Angiomyoma is rare benign smooth muscle tumor with a vascular component. Symptomatology depends on the organ that angiomyoma is developed from, and is usually mimicking malignant tumors.

CONCLUSION

Symptomatology, radiologic findings are mimicking urothelial carcinomas, however the pathology corrected the diagnostic error.