Imaging appearance of granulomatous disease after intravesical bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment of bladder carcinoma Journal Article

  

Authors:	Ma, W.; Kang, S. K.; Hricak, H.; Gerst, S. R.; Zhang, J.
Article Title:	Imaging appearance of granulomatous disease after intravesical bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment of bladder carcinoma
Abstract:	OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study is to present the radiographic findings in a series of 16 patients with complications associated with intravesical bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) treatment of bladder cancer. CONCLUSION. Intravesical BCG-related complications such as granulomatous disease may show imaging findings mimicking primary or metastatic tumors in patients with bladder cancer. Radiologists should consider this possibility when imaging abnormalities are encountered in bladder cancer patients treated with intravesical BCG so that appropriate management can be administered and unnecessary procedures avoided. © American Roentgen Ray Society.
Keywords:	clinical article; treatment outcome; clinical trial; liver cell carcinoma; side effect; cancer patient; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography; methodology; prostate specific antigen; bcg vaccine; computer assisted tomography; kidney disease; myalgia; diagnostic imaging; hematuria; arthralgia; chill; fever; radiologist; flank pain; urine incontinence; urinary frequency; immunological adjuvant; prostate hypertrophy; symptomatology; leukocyte count; adjuvants, immunologic; administration, intravesical; bladder carcinoma; joint swelling; night sweat; ct, kidney; ct, prostate gland; ct, urinary bladder; granulomatous disease; intravesical bacille calmette-guérin (bcg) treatment; mri, prostate gland; mri, urinary bladder; prostate gland disease; urinary bladder disease; dysuria; granulomatosis; bladder disease; granuloma; intravesical drug administration; urinary bladder diseases
Journal Title:	American Journal of Roentgenology
Volume:	192
Issue:	6
ISSN:	0361-803X
Publisher:	American Roentgen Ray Society
Date Published:	2009-06-01
Start Page:	1494
End Page:	1500
Language:	English
DOI:	10.2214/ajr.08.1962
PUBMED:	19457810
PROVIDER:	scopus
DOI/URL:	http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67049155343&partnerID=40&md5=486a6305b03490e9369dfc6c5ad046fb
Notes:	--- - "Export Date: 30 November 2010" - "CODEN: AJROA" - "Source: Scopus"

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