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CC BY 4.0 · European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2019; 07(01): e32-e35
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1692192
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Neuroblastoma of the Urinary Bladder in an Infant

Ahmed Mohamed 
1   Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary Infirmary Square Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
,
Quentin Campbell-Hewson∗
2   Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, United Kingdom
,
Hany O. S. Gabra∗
2   Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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21 December 2018

28 April 2019

Publication Date:
17 June 2019 (online)

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Abstract

As it originates from neural crest cells, Neuroblastoma (NBL) can arise anywhere along the sympathetic chain. However, its occurrence in the urinary bladder (UB) is extremely rare. We present a case of an incidentally diagnosed pelvic NBL arising from the dome of the UB in a 7-month-old infant. The mass was treated with surgical excision only after being classified as a very low risk group according to the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group staging system. The patient was disease free after 5 years of follow-up. Although rare, we suggest that NBL should be considered in the differential diagnosis of UB masses in children and investigated accordingly.

Keywords

neuroblastoma - pediatric oncology - urinary bladder - pediatric tumors

Note

Dr. Ahmed has Membership of Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS).


 

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