Symptoms of advanced bladder cancer

If bladder cancer reaches the late stage, everyone must be very panic. So how to determine whether it is in the late stage? This requires a certain understanding of some symptoms of late bladder cancer. Let's take a look at these symptoms together.

The symptoms of advanced bladder cancer are as follows:

1. Hematuria: Hematuria is the most common symptom of bladder cancer. Data show that 94% of patients have this as the main symptom. Hematuria is mostly macroscopic hematuria, followed by microscopic hematuria. It can be intermittent, whole-course hematuria, or terminal hematuria. Due to the diversity of hematuria, it is easy to be misdiagnosed or delayed in diagnosis. As the disease progresses or the lesion range becomes larger or is complicated by infection, it may be accompanied by urinary tract irritation symptoms, discharge of rotten meat-like substances, discharge of lumps, blood clots, or difficulty urinating due to lumps blocking the urinary tract, dripping, or even urine retention.

2. Urinary tract irritation symptoms: This symptom may occur when the tumor occurs in the bladder triangle or when there is infection. It is reported that bladder irritation symptoms also reveal the possibility of bladder carcinoma in situ. Therefore, patients with bladder irritation symptoms who lack sufficient evidence of infection should be examined as soon as possible to rule out bladder cancer.

3. Leg swelling, abdominal ascites, fecal incontinence, yellow urine, loose yellow stools, and a large amount of colorless, odorless, transparent liquid. This colorless, odorless, transparent liquid is often discharged alone.

4. Others: If the tumor infiltrates into the ureteral orifice or grows at the ureteral orifice, it can cause ureteral dilation, leading to hydronephrosis and enlarged kidney volume. When bladder cancer metastasizes to the lungs, liver, and bones, corresponding symptoms will appear, such as cough, shortness of breath, abnormal liver function, pain in the liver area, and bone pain somewhere. A systematic examination should be conducted to make a timely diagnosis and early treatment.

The above are the four symptoms of advanced bladder cancer, but there are many symptoms of advanced bladder cancer, which are not listed here completely. If you want to know more about these, you need to find professional books and materials to learn about them yourself.