Unexpected Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma in a Young Adult-Case Report with Literature Review

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Hamdy Aboutaleb

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Hamdy Aboutaleb
Professor, Department of Urology, Menoufia University Hospitals, Egypt

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Background: Bladder cancer is the third most common malignancy in adults, accounting for 2.1% of all cancer-related deaths. Its highest incidence is in the 6th decade of life. Urothelial bladder cancer is rare in children and adolescents, presenting in only 0.003% of the population under 20 years of age. The aim of the paper is to report a rare case of bladder urothelial carcinoma in a young girl aged 27 years. Case Presentation: We report the case of a 27-year-old girl who presented with painless gross hematuria. She had a history of heavy smoking and recurrent cystitis. CT-KUB revealed polypoidal tumor in right lateral wall of the urinary bladder. Transurethral resection of the tumor was performed for complete removal of the tumor. Follow-up revealed no recurrence for two years. Conclusion: Urothelial bladder carcinoma should be excluded in children and young adults when they present with painless hematuria. Although this presentation is rare, its prognosis is good.

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Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Received: Mon 19, Oct 2020
Accepted: Thu 29, Oct 2020
Published: Fri 06, Nov 2020

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© 2023 Hamdy Aboutaleb. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2020.11.05