Bladder Carcinoma in a 24-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Urothelial bladder carcinoma is a rare condition in young patients. Clinicians have less inclination to perform cystoscopy in this age group because benign causes of hematuria are more common. Thus, diagnostic delays of up to one year may occur. We report a 24-year-old male patient with urothelial b...

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Published in:Journal of urological surgery 2018-09, Vol.5 (3), p.197-199
Main Authors: Akarken, İlker, Şahin, Hayrettin, Tarhan, Hüseyin, Deliktaş, Hasan, Çetinkaya, Mehmet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
Bladder cancer
Case reports
Cellular biology
Classification
Epigenetics
Medical prognosis
Patients
Review
Studies
Tıp
Tumors
Ultrasonic imaging
Urine
Urology
Urothelial
Young patient
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Summary:Urothelial bladder carcinoma is a rare condition in young patients. Clinicians have less inclination to perform cystoscopy in this age group because benign causes of hematuria are more common. Thus, diagnostic delays of up to one year may occur. We report a 24-year-old male patient with urothelial bladder cancer. Clinical behavior and prognosis in young individuals are controversial. The definitions of “young patient” are highly variable and different World Health Organization pathological classification systems are used for reporting. Generally, it presents as a low-stage and low-grade disease, nevertheless, it may present with high-grade tumors, even with muscle-invasive cancer.
ISSN:2148-9580
2148-9580
DOI:10.4274/jus.1596