Stromal osseous metaplasia in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: a rare case report and literature review.

BACKGROUND: The bone formation within bladder tumors could be encountered in 3 conditions. These might consist of malignant bone formation in mesenchymal tumors; mixed mesenchymal and epithelial tumors; and epithelial tumors with stromal osseous metaplasia (SOM). This last is relatively rare. According to the English literature, only 12 cases have been reported in primary tumor and 7 in metastatic deposits of bladder primaries. Herein, we presented an additional case. CASE PRESENTATION: An 83-year-old man was admitted 13 years ago for prostatic adenocarcinoma, treated with radical prostatectomy. Biochemical recurrence was detected 2 years after surgery (prostate-specific-antigen (PSA) level: 4.60 ng/mL) and progressively normalized (<1.0 ng/mL) after adjuvant radiotherapy and annual injection of leuprorelin (enantoneR). He was referred after 8 years for hematuria, PSA level having slightly increased (0.60 ng/ml). Cystoscopy showed a nodular growth in the bladder wall, visualized as a calcified tumor on computed tomography (CT) and removed with transurethral resection. Histologically, the tumor consists of a non-muscle-invasive high grade papillary urothelial carcinoma with metaplastic bone within the stroma. Immunohistochemical analysis particularly demonstrated positive expression of respectively CD56 on osteoblasts, and CD68 on osteoclasts. MDM2 and CDK4 were negatives on osteoid and bone tissue. Six courses of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy have been administered. Two local recidives have occurred during an 8-month follow-up period after immunotherapy and were treated with six further courses of BCG therapy. At one-month follow-up, the patient was well without remaining symptoms. CONCLUSION: SOM is a rare benign condition whose pathogenesis remains uncompletely defined. Sarcomatoïd carcinoma represents the main differential diagnosis that influences therapeutic procedures. Prognosis depends essentially on the extent of the carcinomatous component .

[Ovarian pregnancy: about 3 cases and review of the literature]. / Grossesse ovarienne: à propos de 3 cas et une revue de la literature.

Ovarian pregnancy is a rare event among women with ectopic pregnancy in whom the ovary is the site of implantation. Its diagnosis requires a well codified approach. The peculiarities of the determining factors, of the histopathological and evolutionary features typical of ovarian pregnancies led us to focus on this form of ectopic pregnancy. We report 3 cases of ovarian pregnancy diagnosed in our Department. The three women were between 30 and 42 years, at 13 to 37 weeks of amenorrhea. All women had abdominal pain of varying intensity associated with shock. Anatomopathological examination of the right annex, normal site of implantation of ovarian pregnancies, confirmed the diagnosis. All women had juxtaposition ovarian cortical pregnancy. Ovarian pregnancy is a rare event among women with ectopic pregnancy, having specific peculiarities. Its diagnosis is difficult and is based on preoperative findings. The identification of the ovarian implantation on histopathological examination is ideal for confirming the diagnosis. Currently, it is assumed that ovarian pregnancy is the form of ectopic pregnancy which can develop to term or even result in a live birth.