Bladder Tumor in Women with Microscopic Hematuria: An Iranian Experience and a Review of the Literature
Table 1
Characteristics of patients with confirmed diagnosis of bladder tumor.
Patients
Presenting symptoms
Age
Ultrasonography
Tumor-stage
Grade
Other findings
Case 1
Check up
49
Single tumor on the lateral bladder wall
TCC-T1
Grade I
Cystoscopy: tumor on the right lateral bladder wall, superior to ureteral orifice; size: 1*2 cm
Case 2
Right flunk pain
70
Thickening of the bladder wall, single tumor
TCC-Ta
Grade III
IVU: diverticulum inside the right lateral bladder wall; size: 3*2 cm
Cystoscopy: tumor inside the diverticulum, superior to right ureteral orifice
Case 3
Suprapubic pain and frequency
78
3 * papillary tumors
TCC (diagnosed 24 months after initial evaluations)-Ta
Grade II
Cystoscopy: mild bladder trabeculation and inflammation and 3 Tumors, two on left bladder wall superior to the ureteral orifice and one on the floor of bladder; sizes: 1*1 & 1*0.5 & 1*2 cm
Cytology: negative for tumor (3 times during 24 months)
Case 4
Disuria
60
Single papillary tumor
TCC-T1
grade II
Cystoscopy: tumor on the right lateral bladder wall, superior to ureteral orifice; size: 2*3 cm
