Bladder cancer

Bladder cancer is a type of cancer that originates in the bladder. There are different types of bladder cancer. Treatment depends on the stage of the tumor.

If the tumor only grows in the cavity of the bladder and not in the muscle layer, it is called non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Non-invasive bladder cancer is the most common. This is an early stage of bladder cancer.

If the tumor does grow in the muscle layer of the bladder, we call it muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Other types of bladder cancer include squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma.

Symptoms of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer does not cause pain in the bladder area. It almost never leads to urinary tract complaints. If there are signs or symptoms, it often involves:

Blood in the urine (most common)
Irritation during urination
Needing to urinate more often

Symptoms of muscle-invasive bladder cancer

There are complaints that can indicate a more extensive, muscle-invasive tumor:

Pelvic pain
Pain in the side (flank)
Weight loss
Palpable swelling (mass) in the lower abdomen

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Cystoscopy

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CT scan

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MRI scan

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PET/CT scan

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Bladder cancer - muscle invasive

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Bladder cancer - non-muscle invasive

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