Urothelial Cell Carcinoma with Squamous Differentiation of the Bladder in Association with Intermittent Self-Catheterization
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Intermittent self-catheterization was introduced as an alternative to reduce the risk of developing cancers of the bladder in patients with indwelling catheters. Since then, case studies have shown that the risk is not entirely mitigated. Squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder and urothelial cell carcinoma with squamous differentiation are rarely reported as consequence of ISC. As such, these diagnoses are not generally considered as risks and alarm symptoms are often disregarded. We report a case of urothelial cell carcinoma with squamous differentiation as a result of decades of ISC.
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