[A case of malakoplakia of the urinary bladder]

J UOEH. 2012 Sep 1;34(3):265-70. doi: 10.7888/juoeh.34.265.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

This is a case report of a 65-year-old female with malakoplakia in the urinary bladder. An ultrasound scan showed many tumor-like polyp lesions, where a transurethral resection was performed. Since the lesions revealed gross papillary neoplasms, malignancy was suspected. However, histpathological examination showed an aggregation of many infiltrating histiocytes containing characteristic Michaelis-Gutmann bodies positively reactive with von Kossa staining, indicating a typical case of malakoplakia of the urinary bladder. Immunohistochemical study demonstrated that the cytoplasms of the histiocytes were focally positive for an anti-Escherichia coli antibody. One of the etiologies of malakoplakia is infection by Escherichia coli, which is supported by our data.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Bacterial / analysis
  • Escherichia coli / immunology
  • Escherichia coli Infections / complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Malacoplakia / etiology
  • Malacoplakia / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / etiology
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / pathology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Bacterial