Bladder adenocarcinoma during pregnancy: a case report
FitzGerald, M.P.; Hernandez, E.; Hadley, C.; Karafin, L.
Journal of Reproductive Medicine 41(1): 59-63
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0024-7758 PMID: 8855078 Document Number: 457869
BACKGROUND: Renal tract neoplasms account for only 15% of all cases of hematuria and are rare before the age of 40. Few cases of bladder carcinoma diagnosed during pregnancy have been reported. CASE: Adenocarcinoma of the dome of the bladder caused hematuria beginning at 20 weeks' gestation but was not diagnosed until the postpartum period. CONCLUSION: Hematuria during pregnancy is usually associated with infection. However, neoplasms must be included in the differential diagnosis.