Incidental bladder cancer at initial urological workup of spinal cord injury patients

This study looks at bladder cancer found during the first urological check-up after a spinal cord injury (SCI) and compares it to bladder cancer found later in SCI patients. Researchers reviewed data from SCI patients to find those who had bladder cancer diagnosed at the initial urological workup following their injury. The study found that bladder cancer found early after SCI (within the first 5 years) doesn't seem to progress as aggressively as bladder cancer found in people who have had SCI for many years.

• 1
  Four patients with bladder cancer at initial urological workup were assessed, and they all had non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.
• 2
  All four patients are currently alive with no tumor and a mean follow-up of 105 months.
• 3
  In incidental bladder cancer observed at the initial urological workup after acquired SCI, the duration of SCI, at least in the first 5 years, does not noticeably contribute to a poor prognosis