Urothelial cell carcinoma of the bladder is exceedingly rare in pediatric patients. Based on current literature, bladder cancer in this population is thought to be low-grade, noninvasive, and unlikely to recur, suggesting significant biologic differences when compared to the adult population.
This is a 15-year-old male diagnosed with low-grade urothelial cell carcinoma with subsequent multifocal recurrence on surveillance cystoscopy managed by induction and maintenance intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin. This case highlights the challenges of management and surveillance of this rare disease.
Urology. 2020 Apr 22 [Epub ahead of print]
Leslie Peard, Timothy Stark, Ali Ziada, Amanda F Saltzman
Department of Urology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY., Department of Urology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Electronic address: .
PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32333990