[Bladder cancer in patients with spinal cord injury: report of two cases]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 1997 May;43(5):359-62.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Two cases of bladder cancer in patients with spinal cord injury are reported. A 57-year-old paraplegic woman who had had an indwelling urethral catheter for 20 years visited our hospital with macroscopic hematuria. A bladder tumor was found endoscopically. A transurethral biopsy revealed a squamous cell carcinoma. She refused operation and received radiation therapy. The second case was in a 69-year-old paraplegic man on clean intermittent catheterization for 2 years presenting with a high grade fever. The diagnosis was a transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder. Bilateral cutaneous ureterostomy was performed because of tumor invasion. He received radiation therapy but died of cancer 18 months after surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / etiology*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / etiology*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / therapy
  • Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / complications*
  • Spinal Cord Injuries / therapy
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / therapy
  • Urinary Catheterization / adverse effects