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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Common Symptoms== | ==Common Symptoms== | ||
*Clinical presentation is variable and usually non-specific. | |||
*Tumors may also result in obstruction and symptomatic hydronephrosis. | |||
*Occasionally there may be no symptoms in the early stages and present once systemic symptoms of metastatic disease are present. | |||
Symptoms of transitional cell carcinoma may include:<ref name= NIH>Transitional cell cancer. National cancer institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/kidney/patient/transitional-cell-treatment-pdq</ref><ref name=Canada>Bladder Cancer.2015 Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/bladder/signs-and-symptoms/?region=ab Accessed on October, 5 2015 </ref> | |||
===Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Bladder=== | ===Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Bladder=== | ||
* [[Hematuria]] | * [[Hematuria]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Common Symptoms
- Clinical presentation is variable and usually non-specific.
- Tumors may also result in obstruction and symptomatic hydronephrosis.
- Occasionally there may be no symptoms in the early stages and present once systemic symptoms of metastatic disease are present.
Symptoms of transitional cell carcinoma may include:[1][2]
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Bladder
- Hematuria
- Urinary frequency
- Urinary urgency
- Difficulty urinating
- Dysuria
Transitional Cell Carcinoma of Pelvis and Ureter
- Hematuria
- Pain in the flank or abdomen
Less Common Symptoms
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Change in bowel habits
- Urine leakage (incontinence)
- Pain in the rectum, anus, pelvis, flank above the pubic bone, or in bones
- Lump in the pelvis
- Swelling in the legs, scrotum, or vulva
References
- ↑ Transitional cell cancer. National cancer institute. http://www.cancer.gov/types/kidney/patient/transitional-cell-treatment-pdq
- ↑ Bladder Cancer.2015 Canadian Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/bladder/signs-and-symptoms/?region=ab Accessed on October, 5 2015