Cancer Thin Bladder Wall

As the cancer grows through the layers of the bladder wall it becomes harder to treat.

Cancer thin bladder wall.

Whereabouts are u in uk are u at a hospital that deals with a lot of bladder cancer. Most bladder cancers are detected at early stages when the tumor has not spread outside the bladder and treatments are successful. In either case the cancer is only in the inner lining layer of the bladder. Hi everyone my name is annette nickname snettie don t ask i was diagnosed with bladder cancer on march the 8th following a short period of gross heamaturia following the diagnosis on the 25th march 2011 i had my first turb.

Over time they can spread deeper into the other layers. A low grade tumor usually grows more slowly and is less likely to invade the muscular wall of the bladder than is a high grade tumor. Bladder cancer usually starts in the lining or inner layer of the bladder wall. 27 apr 2011 9 38 am.

For some cases viruses may be the cause of these growths. The transitional epithelium on the picture is the lining layer where most bladder cancers start. The cancer has grown through the inner lining of your bladder but not the muscle of your bladder wall nor has it spread to your lymph nodes or distant organs. Abnormal tissue growth in the bladder wall causes tumors to grow and the wall to thicken.

Bladder cancer risk increases as you age. Exposure to certain chemicals. Though it can occur at any age most people diagnosed with bladder cancer are older than 55. Advice please on superficial bladder cancer and thin bladder wall.

Noncancerous benign tumors include papillomas. This early stage of bladder cancer is most often treated with transurethral resection turbt with fulguration followed by intravesical therapy within 24 hours. Bladder cancer is the growth of abnormal or cancerous cells on the inner lining of the bladder wall. Lymph node involvement ranges from n0 no cancer in lymph nodes to n3 cancer in many lymph nodes or in one or more bulky lymph nodes larger than 5 cm.

We changed after the perforation and it has made so much difference to hubby s treatment plan. Take care claire x. Men are more likely to develop bladder cancer than women are. It has not invaded spread deeper into the bladder wall.