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. 2013 Sep-Oct;7(9-10):E609-11.
doi: 10.5489/cuaj.183.

Pediatric bladder neuroblastoma: Case report and literature review

Justin Zhu  1 , Nathan A Hoag, Paul Gustafson, Kourosh Afshar, Andrew E Macneily
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Pediatric bladder neuroblastoma: Case report and literature review

Justin Zhu et al. Can Urol Assoc J. 2013 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Neuroblastoma (NBL) of the urinary bladder is an extremely rare diagnosis, with only 6 cases reported in the literature to date. We report the case of a 3-year-old boy who presented with gross hematuria, and was diagnosed with bladder NBL after partial cystectomy. Two-year follow-up has been unremarkable. This case highlights a rare neoplasm of the urinary bladder in a pediatric patient.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Bladder ultrasound demonstrating 1.6 × 1.3 × 2.2-cm sessile mass at bladder dome.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
A 10× magnification of stroma-poor, differentiating bladder neuroblastoma.
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