Background:

Bladder leiomyoma is a benign tumor of mesenchymal origin, derived from smooth muscle fibers, its definitive diagnosis is by histological study; its treatment is surgical with excellent prognosis. Few cases are presented in the literature due to the low incidence of this nature.

Objective:

To report a case diagnosed with a bladder leiomyoma.

Case report:

A 48-year-old female patient, assisted at Camilo Cienfuegos General Provincial Hospital in Sancti Spíritus, diagnosed with left ureterocele. The patient came to consulting 7 years after have presented symptoms of pollakiuria, post-mictional drip and repletion sense afterwards urination. Physical examination showed no general alterations. Renovesical ultrasound showed a cystic image in the left distal ureter, large, thick-walled, occupying almost the entire bladder, with severe left ureterohydronephrosis. Definitive and partially cystectomy surgery was performed with left ureteral reimplantation, presenting good evolution. The result of the anatomopathological diagnosis was a bladder leiomyoma.

Conclusions:

Bladder leiomyoma is a rare neoplasm in the bladder; in the reported case, after surgical treatment, an excellent prognosis was observed.

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