Open AccessMimickers and tumours in the lower urinary tract: Need for a more efficient vigilance?
Author(s) -
Peter Metcalfe,
Alex Bascom,
Consolato Sergi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.1386
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary system , presentation (obstetrics) , pathophysiology , lower urinary tract symptoms , pediatrics , dermatology , pathology , radiology , prostate , cancer
Lower urinary tract symptoms are common in pediatric urology, but an a typical presentation may portend significant pathophysiology. We present 5 cases of young males with a sudden change in urinary symptoms, which resulted in the discovery of a variety of benign bladder tumours. We present the clinical, radiologic and histologic findings of these cases emphasizing on mimickers in clinics. Although rare tumours, these may be increasing in frequency and pediatric care may further be enhanced by the development of a multinational registry.