Urinary bladder tumour in a 10 years old child: A case report on urothelial papilloma

Abstract

The suspicion and diagnosis of urothelial neoplasm are considered a rare commodity in the pediatric age group presenting with hematuria. A 10 years old patient presented to out-patient department with lower pain abdomen and hematuria for 2 months. Routine examination and ultrasonography, followed by urethrocystoscopy, revealed a solitary intravesical lesion in close approximation to the right ureteric orifice. Patient underwent transurethral resection of the bladder mass with histopathology confirming urothelial papilloma. This benign tumour is extremely rare in childhood with much to decipher of its etiology and further management.