Bladder Tumor Symptoms and Causes
A bladder tumor usually starts from the cells lining the bladder. These bladder tumors are
classified by the way they grow and can be benign or cancerous:
- Papillary tumors are attached to a stalk and have a wart-like appearance.
- Sessile or nonpapillary tumors are less common, but more invasive.
Causes of bladder tumors include:
- Exposure to cancer-causing chemicals
- Smoking tobacco
- Chronic urinary tract infections
- Schistosomiasis, a parasitic infection common in the tropics.
Symptoms of bladder tumors include:
- Blood in the urine (very common in bladder cancer)
- A feeling that you urgently need to pass urine
- The need to pass urine more frequently
- Often pass smaller amounts of urine
- Back or abdominal pain
- Appetite loss
- Weight loss