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Bladder cancer - Symptom

Alternative Names

Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder

Symptoms:

Most of the symptoms of bladder cancer can also occur with non-cancerous conditions. It's important to get evaluated if you have any of these symptoms:

Other symptoms that can occur with this disease:

Signs and tests:

The health care provider will perform a physical examination, including a rectal and pelvic exam.

Diagnostic tests that may be done include:

Abdominal CT scan
Bladder biopsy (usually performed during cystoscopy)
Cystoscopy (examining the inside of the bladder with a camera)
Intravenous pyelogram - IVP
Urinalysis
Urine cytology

Cystoscopy

Female urinary tract

Male urinary tract

Reviewed last on: 2/12/2009
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Bajorin D. Tumors of the kidney, bladder, ureters, and renal pelvis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia , Pa : Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 207.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network. National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Bladder Cancer, Including Upper Tract Tumors and Urothelial Carcinoma of the Prostate. 2009. Version 1.2009.

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