title: [The diagnosis of bladder cancer].
abstract: Mandatory examination: physical exam including, digital rectal examination; renal and bladder ultrasound and/or IVP, cystoscopy with full description of the lesion and with a diagram, urinalysis, urinary cytology; TUR with biopsy of the tumor base, biopsy of all suspicious areas; randomised biopsies in presence of positive cytology, tumor > 3 cm or non papillary tumour; biopsy of the prostatic urethra in cis or when there is suspicion of cis. When the tumor is invasive, it is mandatory to perform chest X-ray, IVP, and or abdominal and pelvic CT scan, liver ultrasound and bone scan, if there are symptoms or a high alkaline phosphatase.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Urologia, Hospitais Civis de Lisboa.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003558:Cystoscopy; D006417:Hematuria / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology
vernacular_title: Diagnóstico do cancro da bexiga.