Paraganglioma of Urinary Bladder in a Pediatric Patient.

Autor: Muhammad S; Department of Urology, Ghulab Devi Hospital, Al-Aleem Medical College, Lahore, PAK., Yousaf A; Department of Radiology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, QAT.; Department of Radiology, Services Hospital Lahore, Lahore, PAK., Qayyum A; Department of Urology, Ghulab Devi Hospital, Al-Aleem Medical College, Lahore, PAK., Nazim R; Department of Community Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, PAK., Taqi M; Department of Anaesthesiology, Ghulab Devi Hospital, Al-Aleem Medical College, Lahore, PAK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cureus [Cureus] 2021 Mar 18; Vol. 13 (3), pp. e13964. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 18.
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.13964
Abstrakt: Paragangliomas arise from neural cells and are found in different anatomical locations in the body. Paragangliomas in the adrenal glands are called pheochromocytoma, while the others are known as extra-adrenal paragangliomas. They are usually benign and are extremely rare in children. We present a case of a 13-year-old female patient who presented with complaints of hematuria for one year and left lower lumbar pain. Imaging investigations depicted a urinary bladder mass that was causing a mass effect at the left ureteric opening and backpressure changes in the left kidney. The patient underwent transurethral resection of bladder mass, and the histopathology confirmed the presence of paraganglioma. Though the paragangliomas of the urinary bladder are extremely rare in the pediatric age group, we suggest keeping paragangliomas on differentials when investigating a patient with bladder mass.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright © 2021, Muhammad et al.)
Databáze: MEDLINE