Nephrostomy tubes for management of a bladder occupying embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in a 2-year-old: A case report and review of the literature.

Creator(s)

Simren Jayaraman
Joel F Koenig, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow
Kristen M. Meier, Children's Mercy Kansas CityFollow
Lindsey Fricke, Children's Mercy Kansas CityFollow
Kevin Campbell, Children's Mercy Kansas CityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2025

Identifier

DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2025.102938; PMCID: PMC11791302

Abstract

Local control approaches for bladder/prostate rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) may include surgery and/or radiation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, with goal of maximizing long term function. We report a case of bladder RMS presenting with acute renal complications in a 2-year-old female necessitating bilateral nephrostomy tube placement before administration of chemotherapy. As local control for RMS is delayed until after 12 weeks of neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been given, management of medical complications prior to surgery is not protocolized, making case reports and discussion helpful to future patients and providers.

Journal Title

Urol Case Rep

Volume

59

First Page

102938

Last Page

102938

PubMed ID

39906763

Keywords

Bladder/prostate rhabdomyosarcoma; Embryonal; Nephrostomy tube

Comments

This article is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND license and permits non-commercial use of the work as published, without adaptation or alteration provided the work is fully attributed.

Publisher's Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025000099?via%3Dihub

Recommended Citation

Jayaraman S, Koenig J, Meier KM, Fricke L, Campbell K. Nephrostomy tubes for management of a bladder occupying embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in a 2-year-old: A case report and review of the literature. Urol Case Rep. 2025;59:102938. Published 2025 Jan 17. doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2025.102938