title: Fibroepithelial polyp in a child.
abstract: Only 15 cases of fibroepithelial polyp in children have been reported in the world medical literature. Clinical differentiation between this tumor and a malignant ureteral tumor is difficult and often results in unnecessary nephrectomy. We report the sixteenth case of a child with fibroepithelial polyp of the ureter. The lesion was resected, and the kidney was preserved. Optimum treatment of this lesion mandates renal preservation in children. The rationale for this recommendation is explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology (Division of Pediatric Urology), Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mydlo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reda
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kogan
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Ziprkowski
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Levitt
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014516:Ureteral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery