Advanced Bladder Cancer Symptoms

The bladder is an important organ in the human body for storing urine. If the bladder is invaded by disease, it can easily lead to frequent urination and urgency. However, when it comes to diseases that the bladder may suffer from, many friends think that it is invaded by inflammation, but they don’t know that the bladder may also suffer from malignant tumors, which is the so-called bladder cancer. It is the most common malignant tumor belonging to the urinary system.

Bladder cancer is like other malignant tumors. Once it develops to the late stage, both treatment and prognosis are very difficult. However, many patients have already developed to the late stage when bladder cancer is discovered. In order for you to better understand the disease, this article will analyze the symptoms of late-stage bladder cancer for you.

1. Urinary tract irritation symptoms: This symptom may occur or be the main symptom when the tumor occurs in the trigone of the bladder or is complicated by infection. Therefore, patients with bladder irritation symptoms who lack sufficient evidence of infection should undergo a comprehensive examination as soon as possible to rule out bladder cancer.

2. What symptoms will appear in the late stage of bladder cancer? Hematuria is the most common symptom of bladder cancer. Hematuria is mostly gross hematuria, followed by microscopic hematuria. It may be intermittent, whole-course hematuria, or terminal hematuria. Hematuria can be easily misdiagnosed or delayed due to its diversity.

3. Other symptoms of bladder cancer What symptoms will appear in the late stage of bladder cancer? If the tumor infiltrates into the ureteral orifice or grows at the ureteral orifice, it can cause ureteral dilation, leading to hydronephrosis and enlargement of the kidney volume. When bladder cancer metastasizes to the lungs, liver, and bones, corresponding symptoms will appear, such as cough, shortness of breath, abnormal liver function, pain in the liver area, and pain in a certain bone. A systematic examination should be conducted to make a timely diagnosis and early treatment. Symptoms of middle and late stage bladder cancer More than 3/4 of patients have hematuria as the first symptom of bladder cancer. Bladder cancer often presents as painless hematuria, and a few present as microscopic hematuria. The degree of hematuria and anemia in bladder cancer is generally proportional to the size of the tumor, but in a few cases a small papilloma can bleed repeatedly to the point of anemia.

In addition, the late-stage symptoms of bladder cancer include urinary urgency, frequent urination and painful urination, which belong to the late-stage symptom group, indicating invasive bladder cancer and extensive carcinoma in situ. A pedunculated tumor adjacent to the bladder neck can cause dysuria or urinary retention. In children, rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common lower urinary tract tumor under 4 years old. Dysuria is the main symptom of bladder cancer, along with pyuria and fever, the latter two symptoms often prompt children to seek treatment. Sometimes rhabdomyosarcoma can prolapse from the urethra of girls, and the prolapsed part may become necrotic or continue to grow. Pelvic masses can often be felt during digital rectal examination.

The above are the specific symptoms of advanced bladder cancer. If you feel that you have similar symptoms, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for a urinary system disease examination. Nowadays, the incidence of this disease in our country is gradually increasing, which is closely related to the fact that people often hold their urine and do not pay attention to the health of the urinary system.