Non-Bilharzial Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Urinary Bladder – Tailored Management Yields Better Outcomes: A Single Centre Experience

Authors

  • Subash Kaushik Department of Urology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai 600116, India.
  • Karthik Chavannavar Department of Urology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai 600116, India.
  • Sandhya Sundaram Department of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai 600116, India.
  • Vivek Meyyappan Department of Urology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai 600116, India.
  • Sriram Krishnamoorthy Department of Urology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Porur, Chennai 600116, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31584/jhsmr.20251203

Keywords:

carcinoma, cystectomy, squamous cell, urinary bladder

Abstract

Urothelial carcinoma constitutes 90.0% to 95.0% of bladder malignancies and the rest are associated with epithelial and mesenchymal tumors. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) can be either bilharzial or non-bilharzial in origin; 2.0% to 5.0% of individuals with bladder cancer have non-bilharzial SCC, an unusual diagnosis. Here we report 3 cases of non-bilharzial SCC in males. Hematuria was the most common presenting symptom. Transurethral resection of the bladder tumor was performed and the histopathological study confirmed SCC in all 3 cases. Radical cystectomy was done in 2 patients and the third patient underwent partial cystectomy. 

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2025-11-17

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Kaushik S, Chavannavar K, Sundaram S, Meyyappan V, Krishnamoorthy S. Non-Bilharzial Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Urinary Bladder – Tailored Management Yields Better Outcomes: A Single Centre Experience. J Health Sci Med Res [internet]. 2025 Nov. 17 [cited 2025 Dec. 29];43(6):e20251203. available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/283797

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