Bladder Cancer: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Mouth, esophagus (esophagus), stomach, and intestine (K00-K67; K90-K93).

Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48).

  • Colon carcinoma (cancer of the large intestine)
  • Metastatic ovarian cancer (cancer of the ovary) or endometrial cancer (cancer of the uterus)
  • Rectal carcinoma (rectal cancer).

Genitourinary system (kidneys, urinary tract – reproductive organs) (N00-N99).

  • Hemorrhagic cystitis (inflammation of the bladder with visible blood admixture to the urine; symptoms: Macrohematuria, urinary urgency, and painful spasms).
  • Urolithiasis (urinary stones)
  • Cystitis (inflammation of the urinary bladder)

Further

  • See under differential diagnoses “hematuria” (blood in the urine).