Squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder associated with chronic irritation related to a migrated intrauterine device.
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are one of the most commonly used methods for reversible contraception. This article reports a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder which exhibited a migrated IUD into the bladder. A 66-year-old woman with a 26-year history of IUD use admitted to the clinic with the chief complaint of intermittent macroscopic haematuria. Clinical examination raised a suspicion bladder carcinoma, so cystoscopy and histological sampling were performed and squamous cell carcinoma of bladder was diagnosed, which was related to chronic irritation by a migrated IUD.
Gökce
Mehmet Ilker
MI
Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. migokce@yahoo.com
Süer
Evren
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Tangal
Semih
S
Bedük
Yaşar
Y
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007434:Intrauterine Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001743:Urinary Bladder; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*