Primary Urothelial Bladder Cancer in a Young Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Cureus. 2021 Jun 23;13(6):e15864. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15864.

Abstract

Despite being a rare condition among young patients, here, we report about a 22-year-old patient with primary urothelial bladder cancer. The patient complained of macroscopic painless hematuria. Transabdominal ultrasound revealed a 2-cm-sized exophytic lesion occupying the left-sided urinary bladder wall. The histologic examination of a specimen obtained during transurethral resection of the bladder tumor showed a superficial low-grade urothelial bladder tumor, pTa G1. Close follow-up with regular cystoscopies and urine cytological examinations is the cornerstone in the disease's therapy. Underlying genetic factors may predispose to the development of the disease, which may require further investigations.

Keywords: cystocopy; hematuria; transurethral resection of the bladder tumor; urothelial bladder cancer; young patient.

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