Relapsed papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential (PUNLMP) of the young age: a case report and a review of the literature

BMC Urol. 2019 May 9;19(1):36. doi: 10.1186/s12894-019-0469-1.

Abstract

Background: Papillary Urothelial Neoplasm of Low Malignant Potential (PUNLMP) are exceptionally rare in the first decade of life (mostly if multifocal) and there is a lack of standardized recommendations for the pediatric age.

Case presentation: We describe the case of a 9-year-old boy with a diagnosis of PUNLMP, who underwent to cystoscopic lesion removal and later to endoscopic lesion removal and intra-bladder Mitomycin-c (MMC) instillations for relapsed disease. Follow-up investigations at five years showed disease negativity.

Conclusions: Intra-bladder MMC instillation may allow obtaining the complete remission with bladder-sparing for paediatric patients with a high-risk relapsed PUNLMP.

Keywords: Intrabbladder chemotherapy; Low grade of malignancy; Papillary urothelial bladder neoplasm; Relapsed disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Cystectomy / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Urothelium / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urothelium / surgery