title: Infantile neuroblastoma of the urinary bladder detected by hematuria.
abstract: Malignant tumors of the urinary bladder in infants are extremely rare. Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most likely tumor in this site, whereas neuroblastoma of the urinary bladder is exceedingly uncommon and is not listed as a differential diagnosis for tumors of this site. We present a case of neuroblastoma arising from the dome of the bladder wall, detected by hematuria. Only six cases of neuroblastoma originating from the bladder, including the present case have been reported. Of the cases, five arose from the dome of the bladder wall. In this report, the differential diagnosis of bladder tumors in children is discussed. A diagnosis of neuroblastoma should be taken into consideration, especially in the case of tumors arising from the dome of the bladder wall despite an uncommon location.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan. kojima_shinichirou@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shin-ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Kimio
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asagiri
authors.forename: Suguru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukahori
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saikusa
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Motomu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Masui
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Komatsuzaki
authors.forename: Shin-ichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozono
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanikawa
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
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