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We present the case of a 64-year-old man with 
intermit tent hematuria dating back more t ha n 
6  months. A bladder mass was found on ultrasound, 
and endoscopic evaluation revealed a necrotic whitish 
intraluminal bladder mass (Figure 1). The patient 
underwent complete transurethral resection of this 
bladder mass. The anatomopathological examination 
found a necrotic inflammatory lesion, with ghosts of 
neoplastic cells but no viable neoplastic cells throughout 
(Figure 2).

Cross-sectional imaging revealed no additional 
disease. The patient was followed up with cystoscopy 
and computed tomography, and no recurrence was 
noted after 6 months.

Burned-out tumor, in which the initial tumor has 
completely or partially necrosed, is reported rarely in 
testicular cancer[1], but, to the best of our knowledge, 
has never previously been reported in bladder cancer.

Burned-Out Bladder Tumor 
Achraf Chatar,1 Jihad El Anzaoui,2 Ali Akjay,2 Ahmed Ameziane,1 Abdenasser Lakrabti,2  
Abdelghani Ammani2

1 CHU Hassan II, Fes, Fès-Meknès, Morocco 2 Military hospital Moulay Ismail Meknes, Morocco

Key Words Competing Interests Article Information

Burned-out, tumor, bladder cancer None declared.

Patient Consent: Obtained.

Received on February 17, 2021 
Accepted on March 11, 2021

Soc Int Urol J.2021;2(3):188

DOI: 10.48083/QGJU1775

FIGURE 1. 
Endoscopic aspect of bladder tumor

FIGURE 2. 
Anatomopathological aspect of the tumor

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