BLADDER ADENOCARCINOMA DURING PREGNANCY - A CASE-REPORT

BACKGROUND: Renal tract neoplasms account for only 15% of all cases of hematuria and are rare before the age of 40. Few cases of bladder car cinoma diagnosed during pregnancy have been reported. CASE: Adenocarci noma of the dome of the bladder caused hematuria beginning at 20 weeks ' gestation but was not diagnosed until the postpartum period. CONCLUS ION: Hematuria during pregnancy is usually associated with infection. However, neoplasms must be included in the differential diagnosis.