/bladder transitional cell carcinoma

bladder transitional cell carcinoma

Rare Disease

MONDO:0005611

Also Known As

bladder transitional cell carcinomabladder urothelial cancerbladder urothelial carcinomatransitional cell carcinoma of bladdertransitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladderurinary bladder transitional cell carcinomaurinary bladder urothelial carcinomaurothelial bladder carcinomaurothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladderBLCA

Definition

The most common morphologic subtype of urinary bladder carcinoma (over 90% of cases). It arises from the transitional epithelium. It most often affects males in their sixth and seventh decades of life. Hematuria is the most common symptom at presentation. Pathologic stage is the strongest predictor of survival.