Paraganglioma of Urinary Bladder in a Pediatric Patient

Abstract

Paragangliomas arise from neural cells and are found in different anatomical locations in the body. Paragangliomas in the adrenal glands are called pheochromocytoma, while the others are known as extraadrenal paragangliomas. They are usually benign and are extremely rare in children. We present a case of a 13-year-old female patient who presented with complaints of hematuria for one year and left lower lumbar pain. Imaging investigations depicted a urinary bladder mass that was causing a mass effect at the left ureteric opening and backpressure changes in the left kidney. The patient underwent transurethral resection of bladder mass, and the histopathology confirmed the presence of paraganglioma. Though the paragangliomas of the urinary bladder are extremely rare in the pediatric age group, we suggest keeping paragangliomas on differentials when investigating a patient with bladder mass.

Case report: Partial cystectomy for pheochromocytoma of the urinary bladder: A case report and review of literature

“…Most patients have a fair prognosis with proper diagnosis and therapy. Pheochromocytoma is treated by the surgical excision of the tumor ( 14 ). Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT), partial cystectomy, radical complete cystectomy and other procedures are performed for the treatment of bladder pheochromocytoma.…”