Urothelial Neoplasm of UB ↘️↘️↘️
Most bladder tumors in elderly patients are urothelial, or transitional cell, carcinomas. Definitive diagnosis requires cystoscopy with biopsy, while urine cytology and contrast-enhanced CT or MRI are essential for accurate staging and treatment planning.
Key ultrasound features suggestive of a bladder tumor include:
* An irregular or papillary intraluminal soft-tissue mass.
* Fixed attachment to the bladder wall.
* Internal vascularity on Color Doppler.
* Focal bladder wall thickening with loss of the normal wall interface.
* Associated enlargement of the prostate with features of bladder outlet obstruction or possible prostatic invasion.
Additional secondary findings that support long-standing urinary obstruction include:
* Increased post-void residual urine.
* Thickening and trabeculation of the urinary bladder wall.
* Bladder diverticula in chronic cases.
* Hydroureter and hydronephrosis when obstruction is severe.
These associated findings do...
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