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We reviewed 25 patients who developed carcinoma of the bladder following spinal cord injury among a series of 6744 paraplegic and tétraplégie patients.
An analysis of the incidence, presentation, possible predisposing pactors and prognosis was carried out. The majority presented at a younger age and there was a significantly higher incidence of squamous carcinoma than in the non-paraplegic population. The anterior bladder wall was involved in about 25 per cent of the cases. The prognosis is poor.
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El-Masri, W., Fellows, G. Bladder cancer after spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 19, 265–270 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1981.52
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