Author(s)

Yevi Dodji Magloire Inès¹, Mbadinga-Nzamba Ghislain², Olagui S. Giscard³, Adandé Ménest Elvire⁴, Avakoudjo Josué⁵, Bénizri Eric Jacob⁶

¹Urology-Andrology Unit, Ouémé Departmental University Hospital Center, Porto-Novo, Benin.
²Department of Surgery, University Hospital Center of Owendo, Libreville, Gabon.
³Department of Surgery, Omar Bongo Ondimba Army Training Hospital, Libreville, Gabon.
⁴Department of Surgery, Libreville University Hospital Center, Libreville, Gabon.
⁵University Clinic of Urology-Andrology, Hubert Koutoukou Maga National University Hospital Center, Cotonou, Benin.
⁶Department of Urology, Imperial Park Clinic, Nice, France.

Background: Bladder tumors are rare in children. Their clinical manifestations are similar to those found in adults. Only pathological examination of the lesion can confirm the diagnosis. Case Presentation: We report the first case of bladder urothelial carcinoma in Gabon in a 12-year-old child, revealed by terminal, then total, hematuria, without anemia. The history revealed no evidence of exposure to secondhand smoke or urinary schistosomiasis. Ultrasound and cystoscopic examinations concluded that it was a polypoid lesion of the left lateral bladder wall. Procedure: We performed endoscopic resection of the tumor, and pathological examination revealed a squamous cell carcinoma. Outcomes: The postoperative course was uneventful, and cystoscopic follow-ups at 3, 6, and 9 months were normal. Conclusion: Bladder tumors in children are revealed by hematuria and endoscopic resection is the rule and constitutes the first treatment.

Cancer, Bladder, Child, Gabon

Inès, Y. , Ghislain, M. , Giscard, O. , Elvire, A. , Josué, A. and Jacob, B. (2025) Low-Grade Papillary Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder in a 12-Year-Old Child: First Case Report from Gabon. Open Journal of Urology, 15, 476-482. doi: 10.4236/oju.2025.1510049.