Immunotherapy With Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in a 16-Year-Old With Urothelial Bladder Carcinoma

Immunotherapy With Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) in a 16-Year-Old With Urothelial Bladder Carcinoma

Urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) is an exceptionally rare condition in adolescents between 15 and 19 years of age. Typically, adolescents and pediatric patients with UBC are more likely to have a favorable histological report. The aim of the paper is to report our experience in the management of a 16...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-05, Vol.14 (5)
Hauptverfasser: Martinez-Thomas, Jose M, Galicia-Belaunzaran, Luis F, Merayo-Chalico, Claudio E, Palatchi, Joseph, Angulo-Lozano, Juan Carlos
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abdomen
Bladder cancer
Cancer therapies
Case reports
Family medical history
Hematuria
Immunotherapy
Infections
Lymphatic system
Medical imaging
Patients
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Population
Questioning
Risk factors
Teenagers
Ultrasonic imaging
Urinalysis
Urology
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Zusammenfassung:Urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) is an exceptionally rare condition in adolescents between 15 and 19 years of age. Typically, adolescents and pediatric patients with UBC are more likely to have a favorable histological report. The aim of the paper is to report our experience in the management of a 16-year-old patient with UBC with no risk factors that came to the office because of a history of painless gross hematuria.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.24994