Urinary bladder wall or lumen calcification (differential)

Last revised by Henry Knipe ◉ ◈ on 18 May 2020

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Citation:

Salam H, Knipe H, Haouimi A, et al. Urinary bladder wall or lumen calcification (differential). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10538

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-10538

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/10538?iframe=true

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10538

Article created:

20 Aug 2010, Hani Makky Al Salam

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At the time the article was created Hani Makky Al Salam had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

18 May 2020, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

18 times, by 8 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Urogenital

Sections:

Gamuts

Tags:

urinary bladder

Synonyms:

Causes of urinary bladder wall and / or lumen calcification
Differential diagnosis of bladder wall calcification
Bladder wall calcification (differential diagnosis)

Causes of urinary bladder wall or lumen calcification include:

Common

Uncommon

neuroblastoma; pheochromocytoma
radiation reaction
alkaptonuria (ochronosis)
amyloidosis
calculus in a urachal cyst or in a bladder diverticulum
urachal carcinoma
carcinoma, esp. transitional cell: encrusted
leiomyosarcoma ⁴

Rare

cystinuria
cystitis: alkaline encrusted
drug reaction (esp. cyclophosphamide {Cytoxan} cystitis; Mitomycin C instillation)
foreign body or blood clot (encrusted)
hematoma
hyperparathyroidism, primary or secondary
neoplasm, benign, eg, hemangioma
neoplasm, invasive, esp. ovarian cystadenocarcinoma; rectal colloid carcinoma
oxalosis
prune-belly syndrome (Eagle-Barrett syndrome)
renal tubular acidosis
Stevens-Johnson syndrome
Wilson disease