Bladder transitional cell carcinoma: a case report

In current clinical oncology, transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder serves as a highly representative model for development in basic, pathogenic and therapeutic research. This casereport presents a transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder with a diagnostic approach thatintegrates clinical and...

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Autores: Cabrales Fuentes, José, Comas Tamayo, Yunior, Ramírez Tasé, Osman, Mendoza Cabalé, Alejandro, Lahenz Martín, Rayner Ramón
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2025
País:Perú
Recursos:Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Repositório:Horizonte médico
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe:article/3020
Acesso em linha:https://horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/3020
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Imagenología
Tumor de Vejiga
Carcinoma de Células Transicionales
Imaging
Bladder Tumor
Carcinoma, Transitional Cell
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Resumo:In current clinical oncology, transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder serves as a highly representative model for development in basic, pathogenic and therapeutic research. This casereport presents a transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder with a diagnostic approach thatintegrates clinical and imaging methods. The patient is a 67-year-old white male with a historyof macroscopic hematuria who was referred for diagnostic imaging. A lower abdominal ultrasoundrevealed a focal exophytic lesion with features suggestive of neoplastic proliferation. Non-contrastand contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans were performed for staging purposesand to further assess possible secondary infiltration into adjacent organs, including pelvic lymphnodes, and systemic metastases. The study was complemented by cystoscopy, which showed focalmural thickening within the organ, caused by a fluctuating intraluminal lesion with a tumor-likeappearance. Surgical resection of the tumor was performed for subsequent histologic examination,which confirmed the diagnosis of low-grade transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. Therefore,the patient was treated and placed under follow-up. This demonstrates that, provided physiciansmaster fundamentals and procedures, establishing a pathway based on clinical and imaging findingscan lead to improved patient care. This article reorients the approach to this nosological entitytoward a relevant and current methodology, grounded in the organized integration of diagnosticstudies to be conducted without creating a dichotomy between them.