A Rare Case: Bladder Tumor Detected İn An 8-Years-Old Patient

Aim: Bladder cancers are the second most common urological

cancer according to statistics and constitute an important cause

of mortality and morbidity. It is suggested that it is extremely

rare under the age of 40 and is usually superficial and low grade.

In this study, we aimed to present our 8-year-old case with

bladder tumor, which is rarely seen in the literature.

Method: An 8-year-old girl presented with the complaint of

painless hematuria lasting for 3 days. No abnormality was

detected in the physical examination, routine hematological

and biochemical tests. On ultrasonography, a 13x19 mm

papillary lesion was detected on the left side wall of the bladder.

Results: On cystoscopic examination tumor was resected

with laser and base biopsy was taken. As a result of the

histopathological examination, a diagnosis of superficial, lowgrade transitional epithelial cell carcinoma (pTa, low grade) was

made and no tumoral tissue was observed in the base biopsy.

The patient’s first 3-month cystoscopy control was normal.

Ultrasound image of the tumor

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resected tumor tissue.

Conclusion: The bladder tumor case diagnosed in our clinic

is one of the youngest cases in the literature. Younger people

have a much better prognosis because they are more commonly

seen as superficial, low-grade tumors. Smoking and some

occupations are known to be risk factors for the development

of bladder tumors. However, these risks do not exist in the

pediatric age group. Bladder tumor should be considered in the

differential diagnosis of all symptomatic patients, regardless of

the age of the patients, and cystoscopic evaluation should be

performed.