[Calcification of the bladder wall following instillation of mitomycin C. Apropos of a case report]

M Pouya; P J Van Cangh; F X Wese; R J Opsomer; M Saleh

[Calcification of the bladder wall following instillation of mitomycin C. Apropos of a case report]

Acta Urol Belg. 1995 Dec;63(4):19-21.

[Article in French]

Authors

M Pouya¹, P J Van Cangh, F X Wese, R J Opsomer, M Saleh

Affiliation

¹ Service d'Urologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles.

PMID: 8644550

Abstract

Bladder wall calcification is a rare complication of intravesical therapy with mitomycin C. We report a new case and discuss the pathogenic mechanism of this complication.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Calcinosis / chemically induced*
Calcinosis / pathology
Carcinoma, Papillary / drug therapy*
Carcinoma, Papillary / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Urinary Bladder Diseases / chemically induced*
Urinary Bladder Diseases / pathology
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery