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Detection of bladder hemangioma in a child by blood-pool scintigraphy

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Bladder hemangioma is a rare cause of gross hematuria. A 5-year-old boy was investigated for recurrent episodes of asymptomatic gross hematuria, but no abnormalities were found. Blood-pool scintigraphy using 99mtechnetium-human serum albumin combined with diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid (DTPA) revealed an area of increased activity in the right side of the bladder, which was confirmed by cystoscopy as a bladder hemangioma. Endoscopic laser therapy was used to remove two lesions successfully that were diagnosed histologically as cavernous hemangioma. The patient had no further episodes of hematuria in the 2-year period after this treatment. This case study indicates blood-pool scintigraphy may be a useful technique for detecting bladder hemangiomas.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 19-1 Uchimaru, Morioka, Japan

    Ken Ishikawa, Masahiko Saitoh & Shoichi Chida

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Ishikawa, K., Saitoh, M. & Chida, S. Detection of bladder hemangioma in a child by blood-pool scintigraphy. Ped Radiol 33, 433–435 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-003-0895-8

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