Presentation
Known to have bladder cancer.
Patient Data
- Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.
Irregular thickening of the bladder wall associated with a right ureteral obstruction and hydronephrosis on this side. Signs of a possible extension to the space of Retzius.
Case Discussion
Squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder is rare, and accounts for only ~ 3 - 8% of all bladder cancers (90% are transitional cell carcinomas) but nevertheless the commonest type of non-transitional cell carcinoma involving the bladder. It is also known as bladder epidermoid carcinoma.
This patient had a cystoscopy and histological confirmation performed in a different hospital, SCC was confirmed.