1.Two Cases of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder in Patient Younger than 20 Years Old.
Young Bae SEON ; Ji Heon KIM ; Sun Saeng KWON ; Young Hack KIM ; Heung Jae PARK ; Chil Hun KWON ; Joo Seob KEUM ; Mung Sook KIM
Korean Journal of Urology 1998;39(3):283-285
Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder in children and adolescents is extremely rare. In patients younger than 20, bladder cancer tends to express a well-differentiated histology and behave in a more indolent fashion. Younger patients appear to have a more favorable prognosis because they present more frequently with superficial and low-grade tumors, We report two cases of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder in patient younger than 20 years old.
Adolescent
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Carcinoma, Transitional Cell*
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Child
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Humans
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Prognosis
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Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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Urinary Bladder*
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Young Adult*