Rare but Lethal Disease of Childhood: Metastatic, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is the most common malignancy of urinary tract and the seventh most common cancer in men with the peak incidence in the sixth decade of life. Our knowledge about bladder tumors in pediatric age group mainly relies on case series. The reported cases are mostly low grade and non-muscle...

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Published in:Pediatric reports 2015-09, Vol.7 (3), p.5928-5928
Main Authors: Aykan, Serdar, Yuruk, Emrah, Tuken, Murat, Temiz, Mustafa Zafer, Ozsoy, Sule
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bladder
Bladder cancer
Cancer
Case Report
Case reports
Childhood
Children
Hematuria
Invasiveness
Malignancy
Metastases
Metastasis
Muscles
Pain
Tumors
Urinary tract
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Summary:Bladder cancer is the most common malignancy of urinary tract and the seventh most common cancer in men with the peak incidence in the sixth decade of life. Our knowledge about bladder tumors in pediatric age group mainly relies on case series. The reported cases are mostly low grade and non-muscle invasive. We herein present a case of a 17-year-old male with metastatic high-grade muscle-invasive bladder cancer who was presented with macroscopic hematuria and flank pain.
ISSN:2036-749X
2036-7503
2036-7503
DOI:10.4081/pr.2015.5928