PROSTATIC INVOLVEMENT IN BLADDER CANCER

Abstract

This study was done to estimate the involvement of the prostate, ill cases of bladder carcihoina, by the ilialignanl pf•ocess either due to direct extehsioil or due to the co-illcide.hce of two ptihiary rhailgnailcies ih the bladder and the fii"ostate.

This ihvo!veineht of the pi•ostate by the tnaiignant pi•o cess in a y affect the stag i h g, pi a i111 e d iil a i1age me nl and pt•oghosis of cases of biaddei• cancer which is a ilational health probiein iii Egypt.

We fotihd this iiivolveinent IS 1i10re thail expected especially ih cases of ttat1sitiohai eel I cai•ciilbilla (i ike in any• other studies). •. In• cases diagilosed as bilharzia! bladder cailcers the I pi•os tat i c in vo I veilien t was tii tic h I ess lh a Ji ol hei• cases of 11 oil­ bilhatzial i:\laddet cahcets ahd this was explaihed by the

yotiiiger age of the bilharzia! caiicer patients (I0-20 yeai•s youngef• thah patieiits with hoii-biliuHzial bladdei• cahcers) a i1d a Is o by the de Ia y e d s p t•e ad d iJ e to I yin ph at i c and vas cUI a r fibrosis iii cases of bilharzia! cancers.