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Abstract
Bladder cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in men after cancers of the prostate, lung and colon. Men account for approximately three-fourths of bladder cancer patients. Similarly, a man’s life time risk for bladder cancer is 1 in 30 compared with 1 in 90 for women.The vast majority of patients with bladder cancer, about 80% to 90%, exhibit hematuria (either macro- or microscopic). Approximately 13% to 35% of patients with macroscopic hematuria have bladder cancer.The final diagnosis of bladder cancer is usually established with cystoscopy and biopsy of the lesion. Aside from cystoscopy, imaging studies are an indispensable adjunct in the diagnosis, staging, and management of bladder cancer.This study was conducted on 30 patients with suspected urinary bladder carcinoma; 26 males and 4 females with age ranging between 45 and 75 years. All patients underwent complete history taking and full clinical examination then U/S & CT examination of the abdomen &pelvis were done for all patients.Several causative risk factors are associated with urothelial tumors.Of these, smoking is one of the most important factors and is consistently associated with the development of TCC. Working in the dye, rubber, or leather industries also increase the risk.The most common presentation was gross hematuria that was recorded in 23 patients (76 %) while dysuria and loin pain were recorded in 2 patients each, (7%).