Population
13 adults with vascular tumors of the urinary bladder, age range 18 to 85 years.
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
up to 4 years
Key result
In a retrospective series of 13 vascular tumors of the bladder, benign lesions had a favorable prognosis, whereas all 4 patients with angiosarcoma died of disease at 6 months.
Authors
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Requires histologic distinction of bladder vascular tumors; small series leaves open prospective validation of outcomes.
Observational (n=13)
Vascular tumors of the bladder present a wide spectrum from benign to malignant, with angiosarcomas having a rapidly fatal outcome and requiring differentiation from benign papillary endothelial hyperplasia.
Tavora et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Vascular tumors of the urinary bladder (n=13). Vascular tumors of the bladder was evaluated on Clinical outcomes and prognosis. In a retrospective series of 13 vascular tumors of the bladder, benign lesions had a favorable prognosis, whereas all 4 patients with angiosarcoma died of disease at 6 months.