Pediatric bladder rhabdomyosarcoma: report of organ sparing treatment of two cases

Ufuk Ozturk; H N Goksel Goktug; Can Tuygun; Nevzat Can Sener; Suleyman Yesil; Hasan Bakirtas; M Abdurrahim Imamoglu

doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2012.11.005

Pediatric bladder rhabdomyosarcoma: report of organ sparing treatment of two cases

J Pediatr Urol. 2013 Apr;9(2):e111-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2012.11.005. Epub 2012 Dec 3.

Authors

Ufuk Ozturk¹, H N Goksel Goktug, Can Tuygun, Nevzat Can Sener, Suleyman Yesil, Hasan Bakirtas, M Abdurrahim Imamoglu

Affiliation

¹ Ministry of Health, Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazit Education and Research Hospital, Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey. ufukozturk71@gmail.com

PMID: 23218753
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2012.11.005

Abstract

Pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma cases require multimodality therapy. Here, we present two cases treated by tumor resection followed by chemotherapy, and discuss the bladder preserving treatment of this uncommon disease.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
Child
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Organ Sparing Treatments / methods*
Rhabdomyosarcoma / drug therapy*
Rhabdomyosarcoma / pathology
Rhabdomyosarcoma / surgery*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery*
Urologic Surgical Procedures / methods

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents