title: Tumors of the bladder in renal transplant patients: report of a case of adenocarcinoma and review of known cases.
abstract: A case is presented of adenocarcinoma of the bladder in a 36-year-old man who had undergone renal transplantation 4 years previously. Treatment was cystectomy and ileal loop diversion. A review of the known cases of bladder tumors obtained from the literature and from the Human Renal Transplant Registry is discussed. The 8 cases presented include 4 transitional cell carcinomas, 1 squamous cell carcinoma, 1 nephrogenic adenoma and 2 adenocarcinomas. The unusual occurrence of adenocarcinoma in young male subjects is noted.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery