ALK Gene Translocation in Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Urinary Bladder: A Case Report

ALK Gene Translocation in Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor of the Urinary Bladder: A Case Report

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A 26-year-old woman with gross hematuria was seen in Accessories a previous hospital.Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a tumor at the dome of the urinary bladder with invasion outside of the bladder wall.The patient underwent transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TUR-BT).

From the result of the pathological examination, the tumor was suggested to be carcinosarcoma of the bladder.The Crystal Heart LED Exclude FreeShipping patient was then referred to our hospital for treatment.We performed radical cystectomy and ileal conduit diversion.

Pathological examination of the excised specimen revealed an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor as the basis for immunostaining of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK).