Urothelial carcinoma in children, case report with review of literature

J Pak Med Assoc. 2019 May;69(5):720-721.

Abstract

Urothelial carcinoma is the third most prevalent malignancy in adults, accounting for 2.1 % of all cancerrelated deaths. The highest incidence in the 6th decade of life but it is rare in the paediatric population and its incidence is less than 1% constituting a very rare disease. We report the case of a 13 years old boy, who presented to the outpatient department at The Indus Hospital, Karachi, in May 2017, with the complaint of painless gross haematuria.

Keywords: TCC children..

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Intravesical
  • Adolescent
  • Age of Onset
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / therapy
  • Cystoscopy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitomycin / therapeutic use
  • Ultrasonography
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / therapy

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Mitomycin