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Symptoms of Bladder Cancer

Contents
  1. Bladder Cancer: Introduction
  2. List of Symptoms of Bladder Cancer
  3. Tests to Confirm Diagnosis
  4. Home Diagnostic Testing
  5. Alternative Diagnoses
  6. Misdiagnosis information
  7. Complications
  8. More about Symptoms
  9. Article Excerpts
  10. Medical articles

Symptoms of Bladder Cancer

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Bladder Cancer includes the 16 symptoms listed below:

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Bladder Cancer: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Bladder Cancer:

Bladder Cancer Symptoms: Book Excerpts

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Bladder Cancer:

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Do I have Bladder Cancer?

Bladder Cancer: Medical Mistakes

Bladder Cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Bladder Cancer:

Wrongly Diagnosed with Bladder Cancer?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Bladder Cancer includes:

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Bladder Cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

Medical Books Online about Bladder Cancer

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Bladder Cancer are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Bladder Cancer.

Medical Books Excerpts
  • DYSURIA
  • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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  • Dysuria
  • "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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  • Dysuria
  • "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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  • DYSURIA
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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  • Dysuria
  • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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  • Dysuria
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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  • Urethral Discharge
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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  • Dysuria
  • "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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  • Bladder distention
  • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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  • Dysuria
  • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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  • Dysuria
  • "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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  • Dysuria
  • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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  • DYSURIA
  • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Bladder cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

In early stages, approximately 25% of patients with bladder tumors have no symptoms. Commonly, the first sign is gross, painless, intermittent hematuria (in many cases with clots in the urine). Many patients with invasive lesions have suprapubic pain after voiding. Other signs and symptoms include bladder irritability, urinary frequency, nocturia, and dribbling.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Lower urinary tract infection: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Lower UTI usually produces urgency, frequency, dysuria, cramps or spasms of the bladder, itching, a feeling of warmth during urination, nocturia, and possibly urethral discharge in males. Inflammation of the bladder wall also causes hematuria and fever. Other common features include low back pain, malaise, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or tenderness over the bladder area, chills, and flank pain.

ELDER TIP The most common initial symptoms of lower UTI in elderly patients are lethargy and a change in mental status.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Malignant spinal neoplasms: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Extramedullary tumors produce symptoms by pressing on nerve roots, the spinal cord, and spinal vessels; intramedullary tumors, by destroying the parenchyma and compressing adjacent areas. Because intramedullary tumors may extend over several spinal cord segments, their symptoms are more variable than those of extramedullary tumors.

The following clinical effects are likely with all malignant spinal cord neoplasms:

❑Pain — Most severe directly over the tumor, radiates around the trunk or down the limb on the affected side and is unrelieved by bed rest. It may worsen when lying down or with straining, coughing, or sneezing. Pain can be diffuse, occurring over all extremities. Generally, it progressively worsens and isn't relieved by medication.

❑ Motor symptoms — Asymmetric spastic muscle weakness, decreased muscle tone, exaggerated reflexes, and a positive Babinski's sign. If the tumor is at the level of the cauda equina, muscle flaccidity, muscle wasting, weakness, and progressive diminution in tendon reflexes are characteristic.

❑ Sensory deficits — Contralateral loss of pain, temperature, and touch sensation (Brown-Séquard's syndrome). These losses are less obvious to the patient than functional motor changes. Caudal lesions invariably produce paresthesias in the nerve distribution pathway of the involved roots.

❑Bowel and bladder symptoms — Urine retention is an inevitable late sign with cord compression. Early signs include incomplete emptying or difficulty with the urine stream, which is usually unnoticed or ignored. Cauda equina tumors cause bladder and bowel incontinence due to flaccid paralysis.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Malignant brain tumors: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Brain tumors cause CNS changes by invading and destroying tissues and by secondary effect — mainly compression of the brain, cranial nerves, and cerebral vessels; cerebral edema; and increased intracranial pressure (ICP). (See Comparing malignant brain tumors.) Generally, clinical features result from increased ICP; these features vary with the type of tumor, its location, and the degree of invasion. (See What happens in increased ICP, page 60.) Onset of symptoms is usually insidious, and brain tumors are commonly misdiagnosed.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Primary malignant bone tumors: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Bone pain is the most common indication of primary malignant bone tumors. It's generally more intense at night and isn't usually associated with mobility. The pain is dull and is usually localized, although it may be referred from the hip or spine and result in weakness or a limp. Another common sign is the presence of a mass or tumor. The tumor site may be tender and may swell; the tumor itself is in many cases palpable. Pathologic fractures are common. In late stages, the patient may be cachectic, with fever and impaired mobility.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Urinary tract infection, lower: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Lower UTI usually produces urgency, frequency, dysuria, cramps or spasms of the bladder, itching, a feeling of warmth during urination, nocturia, and possibly urethral discharge in males. Inflammation of the bladder wall also causes hematuria and fever.

Other common features include low back pain, malaise, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or tenderness over the bladder area, chills, and flank pain.

» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Bladder cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

In early stages, about 25% of patients with bladder tumors have no symptoms. Commonly, the first sign is gross, painless, intermittent hematuria (often with clots in the urine). Patients with invasive lesions often have suprapubic pain after voiding. Other symptoms include bladder irritability, urinary frequency, nocturia, and dribbling.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Bone tumors, primary malignant: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

age alert  Limb pain and refusal to walk with limited range of motion are common findings in children with bone tumors.

Bone pain is the most common indication of a primary malignant bone tumor. It’s usually more intense at night and isn’t usually associated with mobility. The pain is dull and usually localized, although it may be referred from the hip or spine, which result in weakness or a limp. Another common sign is the presence of a mass or tumor.

The tumor site may be tender and swell; the tumor itself is often palpable. Pathologic fractures are common. In late stages, the patient may be cachectic, with fever and impaired mobility.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Brain tumors, malignant: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Brain tumors cause central nervous system changes by invading and destroying tissues and by secondary effect — mainly compression of the brain, cranial nerves, and cerebral vessels; cerebral edema; and increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Generally, signs and symptoms result from increased ICP; these vary with the type of tumor, its location, and the degree of invasion. The onset of signs and symptoms is usually insidious, and brain tumors are commonly misdiagnosed. (See Clinical features of malignant brain tumors, pages 116 to 118.)

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Bladder Cancer:

Common symptoms of bladder cancer include:

  • Blood in the urine (making the urine slightly rusty to deep red),

  • Pain during urination, and

  • Frequent urination, or feeling the need to urinate without results.

These symptoms are not sure signs of bladder cancer. Infections, benign tumors, bladder stones, or other problems also can cause these symptoms. Anyone with these symptoms should see a doctor so that the doctor can diagnose and treat any problem as early as possible. People with symptoms like these may see their family doctor or a urologist , a doctor who specializes in diseases of the urinary system. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Bladder Cancer: NCI)

Bladder Cancer as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Bladder Cancer, it is also important to consider Bladder Cancer as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Bladder Cancer may cause:

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Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

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About signs and symptoms of Bladder Cancer:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Bladder Cancer. This signs and symptoms information for Bladder Cancer has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Bladder Cancer signs or Bladder Cancer symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Bladder Cancer may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Bladder Cancer symptoms.


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