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What Do Polyps In Bladder Indicate?

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Posted on Tue, 16 Dec 2014
Question: I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BLADER POLOPS,DOES THAT MEAN CANCER??
WHAT IS DONE TO REMOVE??
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Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It is not a Bladder cancer.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you have XXXXXXX detected to have Polyp in the bladder.

Polyp is a benign tumor arising from thee bladder mucosa.
It is not cancer of the bladder but if left untreated there is high risk of it undergoing malignant changes and converted into cancer.

It is to be resected completely by an endoscopic procedure called Trans Urethral Resection and sent for histo- pathological examination to rule out any malignancy

Since Polyp has tendency to recur One has to do endoscopic examination of bladder (Cystoscopy) at regular intervals(Every Six months ) for 3-4 years .

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,
I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

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What Do Polyps In Bladder Indicate?

Brief Answer: It is not a Bladder cancer. Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for your query,based on the facts that you have posted it appears that you have XXXXXXX detected to have Polyp in the bladder. Polyp is a benign tumor arising from thee bladder mucosa. It is not cancer of the bladder but if left untreated there is high risk of it undergoing malignant changes and converted into cancer. It is to be resected completely by an endoscopic procedure called Trans Urethral Resection and sent for histo- pathological examination to rule out any malignancy Since Polyp has tendency to recur One has to do endoscopic examination of bladder (Cystoscopy) at regular intervals(Every Six months ) for 3-4 years . Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions , I shall be happy to help you Thanks and Regards. Dr.Patil.