[Carcinoma of the urinary bladder in a patient receiving cyclophosphamide for Wegener's granuloma: a case report].
We present a case report of cyclophosphamide-induced bladder tumor. The patient is a 31-year old male who had received 240 g of cyclophosphamide for 8 years because of the therapy for Wegener's granuloma. Transurethral resection of bladder tumor was performed and transitional cell carcinoma pT1G2 ascertained by histological examination. Forty-three foreign cases and nine Japanese cases including our case are herein reviewed.
Shiba
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Department of Urology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine.
Noguchi
S
S
Yao
M
M
Takahashi
T
T
Shuin
T
T
Miura
T
T
Kinoshita
Y
Y
Kubota
Y
Y
Hosaka
M
M
D000328:Adult; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery
D003520:Cyclophosphamide