21. Frequency of Urinary Bladder Carcinoma in Transurethral Resection Specimens
Saima Gulzar1, Sidra Farooq2 and Muhammad Naim Ashraf3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the frequency of urinary bladder carcinoma in transurethral resection specimens of patients presenting with pain less hematuria.
Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Histopathology, Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore from October 2015 to April 2016
Patients and Methods: One hundred and fifty transurethral resection specimens were included. Transurethral resection specimens were fixed in 10% Formalin and then they were grossed. Total weight of bladder tissue chips was noted. Sections were processed in Sakura Tissue-Tek 2 and 4-6u thick sections were cut from tissue blocks. After staining them with the Hematoxilin and Eosin (H&E), sections were analyzed histologically under the microscope. Frequency of urinary bladder carcinoma was recorded.
Results: There were 111 males and 39 females with mean age of 48.21±12.07 years and duration of the symptoms was 3.31±2.98 months. Sixteen (10.7%) patients had urinary bladder carcinoma and 134 had no urothelial carcinoma.
Conclusion: The increasing frequency of urinary bladder carcinoma in males is alarming, and requires extensive efforts of awareness, screening and early detection programmes.
Key Words: Frequency, Urinary bladder carcinoma, Transurethral resection, Hematuria
Citation of article: Gulzar S, Farooq S, Ashraf MN. Frequency of Urinary Bladder Carcinoma in Transurethral Resection Specimens. Med Forum 2020;31(2):77-80.