Xanthogranulomatous cystitis (XC) is a rare condition affecting the bladder thought to be caused by chronic inflammation. Fewer than 30 cases have been reported in the literature since being first described in 1932. We present the first reported case of XC in a pre-pubertal male and review the literature. A 10-year-old boy presenting with dysuria subsequently developed frequency. After failure of conservative management, an ultrasound of the bladder revealed a mass. The patient underwent partial cystectomy. Pathology showed XC. At 10 months postoperatively, the patient remained asymptomatic and without evidence of recurrence.
Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society. 2017 Jan 25 [Epub]
Janae Preece, Vinay Prasad, Daryl McLeod
1 Section of Pediatric Urology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA., 2 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.