Chronic lymphocytic leukemia of the bladder: an atypical etiology of gross hematuria

We present a 71-year-old woman initially diagnosed with CLL who was plagued by recurrent hematuria and dysuria for over a decade, which lead to multiple negative urologic workups. However, these continued workups eventually lead to her diagnosis of bladder CLL with a subsequent finding of carcinoma in situ that was prompted by a suspicious surveillance cystoscopy performed 4 months after her initial bladder diagnosis. Hence, infiltration of CLL in the urinary bladder merits close follow up, including additional urologic procedures.

Source: Therapeutic Advances in Urology - August 19, 2014 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Desai, V., Isharwal, S., Pooli, A., Lele, S., Feloney, M. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research