Spectrum of Lesions in Cystoscopic Bladder Biopsies -A Histopathological Study

Background: Diseases of the bladder, particularly inflammation (cystitis), constitute an important source of clinical signs and symptoms. Tumors of the bladder are an important source of both morbidity and mortality. Objectives: 1) To study the histopathological features of various lesions in bladder biopsies. 2) To study the frequency of different pathological lesions, particularly Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC) in urinary bladder biopsies. Results: Sixty cases of urinary bladder biopsies were received. Out of 60 patients, 43 were males and 17 were females. The spectrum of pathological lesions included inflammations, metaplastic lesions and tumours. Transitional cell carcinoma was the most common tumour seen in this study. A case of paraganglioma and malakoplakia were also seen. Conclusions: Our study has revealed that the bladder tumours are the commonest lesions in cystoscopic biopsies and TCC was the predominant tumour type.