Table 1

Literature review

First author Year of publication Sex Age (y) Tumour Therapy Time for symptoms to subside (wk)
Farber13 63F3+Stibophen28
Wenzl29 64F6AntibioticsExacerbations > 8 months
Champion14 66F2Antibiotics2
M12+Antibiotics8
Perlmutter30 68M8+ResectionUneventful recovery
Kessler15 75F01-150 +Steroids2
Tauscher16 81M3+None10
Aubert17 83M17Imuran6
Snow18 84M4+Steroids1
Sutphin19 84M7+None6
Peterson20 85M1Steroids3
Axelrod21 91F7+Steroids2
Bauer22 91M2+Antibiotics4
M5+NoneGranulomatous infiltration lung
Sujka23 92M14Antibiotics4
Spark31 91M3ResectionUreteritis; uneventful recovery
Gerharz24 94M11+Steroids2
Vetter32 95F2+ResectionUneventful recovery
Ladocsi25 95M4+Steroids12
F5+Steroids2
M3NoneIntermittent symptoms > 1 year
Scully26 98F10+Steroids<1
Netto27 99M11+TUR4
F2+Drainage8
  • 1-150 Five days.

  • TUR, transurethral resection.