Bladder Preservation for Patients With Bladder Paragangliomas: Case Series and Review of the Literature

Urology. 2020 Sep:143:194-205. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.04.098. Epub 2020 May 11.

Abstract

Bladder paragangliomas are rare tumors, with no prospective studies or guidelines on the management of this disease. We present a case series of 6 patients managed with bladder preservation over a median follow-up period of 124 months. We also present a review of the recent literature on bladder paragangliomas. We aim to provide a timely synthesis of the recent evidence on bladder paragangliomas as changing paradigms necessitate individualized treatment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Cystectomy / methods*
  • Cystoscopy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnosis
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
  • Lymphatic Metastasis / therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Organ Sparing Treatments / methods*
  • Paraganglioma / diagnosis
  • Paraganglioma / mortality
  • Paraganglioma / pathology
  • Paraganglioma / surgery*
  • Progression-Free Survival
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder / surgery*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / mortality
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery*