Bladder calcification (mnemonic)
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A simple mnemonic to recall the common causes of bladder calcification is:
- SCRITT
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- S: schistosomiasis
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C: cytotoxic: seeradiation
andand chemotherapy induced cystitis -
R: radiation: seeradiation
andand chemotherapy induced cystitis - I: interstitial cystitis
- T: tuberculosis
- T: transitional cell carcinoma
Bladdermucinousadenocarcinomas adenocarcinomas arising fromurachal remnants are more more likely to have calcification c/f TCC TCC; however, they are much less common tumours in the bladder.
See also
-<strong>C: </strong>cytotoxic: see <a href="/articles/radiation-and-chemotherapy-induced-cystitis">radiation and chemotherapy induced cystitis</a>- +<strong>C: </strong>cytotoxic: see <a href="/articles/radiation-and-chemotherapy-induced-cystitis">radiation and chemotherapy induced cystitis</a>
-<strong>R: </strong>radiation: see <a href="/articles/radiation-and-chemotherapy-induced-cystitis">radiation and chemotherapy induced cystitis</a>- +<strong>R: </strong>radiation: see <a href="/articles/radiation-and-chemotherapy-induced-cystitis">radiation and chemotherapy induced cystitis</a>
-</ul><p>Bladder <span style="line-height:13.8666658401489px">mucinous </span><span style="line-height:1.6">adenocarc</span><span style="line-height:1.6">inomas arising from</span><span style="line-height:1.6"> </span><a title="Congenital urachal remnant abnormalities" style="line-height: 1.6;" href="/articles/congenital-urachal-remnant-abnormalities">urachal remnants</a><span style="line-height:1.6"> are more likely to have calcification c/f TCC; however, they are much less common tumours in bladder.</span></p><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/bladder-calculus-1">bladder calculi</a></li></ul>- +</ul><p>Bladder mucinous adenocarcinomas arising from <a href="/articles/congenital-urachal-anomalies">urachal remnants</a> are more likely to have calcification c/f TCC; however, they are much less common tumours in the bladder.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/bladder-calculus-1">bladder calculi</a></li></ul>