UROTHELIAL TUMOURS

Tumours arising from the transitional epithelium of the renal tract can affect the renal pelvis, ureter, bladder or urethra. They are rare under the age of 40, affect men 3-4 times more often than women, and account for about 3% of all malignant tumours.

Although almost all tumours are transitional cell carcinomas otherwise known as urothelial cancers.

The appearance of a transitional cell tumour rnages from a delicate papillary structure with a relatively good prognosis to a solid ulcerating mass in more aggressive disease.

SIGN AND SYMPTOM

• Painless hematuria
• Obstruction of urine flow depends upon site.
• Dysuria
• Storage symptoms
• Bimanual examination.

DIAGNOSIS:

• Cystoscopy used under anesthesia.
• Suspicious detect is seen CT Urography or IVU in the ureter or renal pelvis.
• Ureteroscopy
• Biopsy of the solid mass invasive urothelial tumour.