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Review
. 2015 Jun;13(2):116-21.
doi: 10.1016/j.aju.2014.11.002. Epub 2014 Nov 26.

Urothelial bladder tumour in childhood: A report of two cases and a review

Usama N Rifat  1 , Nader Y Hamadalla  1 , Khalid C Chiad Safi  1 , Salwan S Al Habash  1 , Mustafa Mohammed  2
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Review

Urothelial bladder tumour in childhood: A report of two cases and a review

Usama N Rifat et al. Arab J Urol. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

Urothelial bladder tumour in childhood is extremely rare, and almost all the reported cases have been low-grade tumours with a favourable outcome. Here we review 57 reports comprising 127 cases, and we report two new cases.

Keywords: Bladder; Childhood; PUNLMP, papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential; SEER, surveillance, epidemiology and end results; TURBT, transurethral resection of the bladder tumour; Tumour; UC, urothelial carcinoma; US, ultrasonography; Urothelial.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a–c) Histological findings at both low (×100) and high (×400) power. Haematoxylin and eosin stain.
Figure 2
Figure 2
An ultrasonogram showing the soft-tissue lesion in the left bladder wall.
Figure 3
Figure 3
A cystoscopic view of a villous lesion above the left ureteric orifice.
Figure 4
Figure 4
(a–c) Low- (×100) and high-power (×400) views showing the histopathology in sections with fragments of ulcerated bladder mucosa with intense mixed acute and chronic inflammatory infiltrate. There was one small fragment of papillary urothelium with enlarged crowded nuclei, consistent with low-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma. There was no stromal invasion. Haematoxylin and eosin stain.
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