Ultrasound diagnosis of small asymptomatic bladder carcinoma in patients referred for gynecological scan.
We report on 4 patients with bladder cancer detected during pelvic ultrasound for gynecological indications without urinary symptoms. Only 1 of the 4 patients had hematuria. All 4 patients were treated by cystoscopic excisional biopsy and no further operation was required. We stress that the bladder often is forgotten during pelvic ultrasound and that sonography is a sensitive, noninvasive tool to examine the bladder.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*