What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 67 year-old female with diabetes
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- Blood Clots
- Intramural Hemorrhage
- Polyposis
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Ureteritis Cystica
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Answer:
5. Ureteritis Cystica
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Ureteritis Cystica
General Considerations
- Rare and benign condition of the ureter and sometimes renal pelvis (pyelitis cystica) resulting from multiple fluid-containing submucosal cysts
- Associated with chronic inflammation and diabetics with chronic and recurring urinary tract infections
- Also associated with nephrolithiasis and chronic obstruction
- Cysts result from degeneration of epithelial cells
- Most often found at 50-60 years of age
- Bilateral in up to 50% of cases