Differential Diagnosis
The differential diagnoses for bladder cancer include
the following:
- Based on hematuria: Tumor stones, infection, tuberculosis, congenital malformation, blunt trauma, benign prostatic hyperplasia, glomerular diseases, hemorrhagic cystitis, radiation cystitis
- Urachal cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Pelvic cancer
- Gynecological and other pelvic malignancies
- Colorectal cancer invading the bladder
- Benign bladder lesions (eg cystitis glandularis)
- Benign pelvic lesions (eg leiomyoma)
- Inverted papilloma of the bladder (IPB)