A 50-year-old man from Egypt presents with a bladder mass. Biopsy confirms squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder. He has a long history of urogenital...

Question

A 50-year-old man from Egypt presents with a bladder mass. Biopsy confirms squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder. He has a long history of urogenital schistosomiasis with S. haematobium. What type of bladder cancer is most commonly associated with S. haematobium, and how does it differ from the typical bladder cancer in non-endemic settings?

Accepted Answer

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which is distinct from the transitional cell carcinoma (TCC/urothelial carcinoma) that is the commonest type in non-endemic, non-schistosomal settings

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Transitional cell carcinoma, identical to non-schistosomal bladder cancer

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Adenocarcinoma

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Small cell carcinoma

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Lymphoma

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Schistosomal SCC vs TCC