Will bladder cancer metastasize

Bladder cancer can be divided into two categories in clinical practice, mainly epithelial tissue and non-epithelial tissue tumors. Malignant tumors that originate from epithelial tissue include squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, etc. Malignant tumors of epithelial tissue include sarcoma, malignant lymphoma, malignant melanoma, etc. So once you have bladder cancer, will it metastasize?

Cancer is a non-infectious systemic chronic disease in clinical practice. If the patient is not treated in time after the onset of the disease, the cancer cells will spread throughout the patient's body through body fluids, blood, lymph, etc. as the disease progresses. Bladder cancer is no exception. Bladder cancer often metastasizes and spreads after it develops to the late stage. In clinical practice, common forms of bladder cancer metastasis include direct infiltration, lymphatic metastasis, and hematogenous metastasis.

1. Direct infiltration: After the onset of bladder cancer, it can directly infiltrate and metastasize to the adjacent tissues around the bladder. Patients with advanced bladder cancer may have peri-pelvic infiltration or distant metastasis. When the tumor has infiltrated the patient's posterior urethra, prostate, rectum and other parts, corresponding symptoms will appear. When the tumor is already located at the ureteral opening on one side of the human body, it will cause ureteral infiltration, which can result in dilation of one side of the ureter and hydronephrosis.

2. Hematogenous metastasis: Hematogenous metastasis of bladder cancer often occurs in the late stage clinically. When the tumor invades the patient's blood vessels, the tumor cells can enter the blood and cause metastasis to the liver, lungs, bones, etc.

3. Lymphatic metastasis: Bladder tumors will metastasize via the lymphatic pathway in clinical practice, which is the most common route of metastasis for patients after onset of the disease.

4. Direct implantation of tumor cells: Direct implantation of tumor cells can occur clinically during surgery. Patients often develop lumps at the bladder incision or under the skin incision after surgery, accounting for about 10%.

The above is the relevant knowledge about whether bladder cancer will metastasize. I hope it will be helpful to you after you understand it. In daily life, you must pay attention to developing good living habits, pay attention to personal hygiene, and actively exercise, so that you can reduce the occurrence of this disease.