“Myoepithelial carcinoma of urinary bladder in a pediatric patient. A case report”.

Myoepithelial carcinoma is a rare pathological variant, usually expressed in salivary gland. This case report describes a case of pediatric myoepithelial carcinoma in the urinary bladder. A 4-year-old male patient was admitted to a specialized hospital in Lima, Peru for hematuria. A CT scan showed a tumor lesion in the bladder wall, and biopsy revealed myoepithelial carcinoma of urinary bladder. 6 courses of chemotherapy  + partial cystectomy + radiotherapy was completed. The treatment was defined based on the pathological variant and the tumor location.

Source: Urology - June 2, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Katy Ordo ñez-Tanchiva, Pedro Guerra-Canchari, Diego Sueldo-Espinoza Source Type: research