Dysfunctional Voiding- Presentation of a Rare Case of Pediatric Non Muscle Invasive Urothelial Bladder Carcinoma

Abstract

Bladder cancer is rare in children, with 86.8% of pediatric patients diagnosed not carrying any of the common risk factors commonly seen in adults. Here, a 16-year-old female presented to the ED with in urinary retention. A renal bladder ultrasound revealed an echogenic focus in the bladder wall. On diagnostic cystoscopy a small papillary bladder lesion was appreciated and resected. Final pathology of the bladder mass resulted as non-invasive low grade papillary urothelial carcinoma (pTa). This report demonstrates bladder cancer in the pediatric age group, and should be considered as a possible differential diagnosis in patients with dysfunctional voiding.