Urethral hemangioma - An unusual cause of hematuria

Urethral hemangioma is an exceedingly rare, benign tumor which commonly pre sents as urethral bleeding. Urethroscopy is the best diagnostic procedure, There are various treatment modalities and appropriate therapy is individua lised depending upon site, size and number of hemangiomas. We report a case of solitary urethral hemagioma present in the bulbar urethra. The patient presented with spontaneous profuse hematuria and was managed by wide excisi on of the hemangioma. Copyright (C) 2001 S. Karger AG, Basel.