Axial view of bladder tumor (A) at time of bladder cancer diagnosis and (B) 2 years before diagnosis on imaging performed for diverticulosis. Coronal view of bladder tumor (C) at time of diagnosis and (D) 2 years before diagnosis. Red arrows to indicate bladder mass. Note the increased noise in images (B,D) secondary to dose reduction techniques.

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... a retrospective review of abdominopelvic CT imaging performed before a pathologically established diagnosis of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, we found that a bladder mass was discernable in over two-thirds of the patients, and in nearly one-third of the CT studies performed up to five years preceding the biopsy-confirmed diagnosis. Figure 5 is an illustration of one such example in a 62-year-old male who presented with left lower quadrant pain and hematuria and was worked up for bladder cancer with a CT of the abdomen and pelvis that showed a 2.6 cm intraluminal bladder tumor. In retrospect, a 1.0 cm bladder mass was present on a CT performed 2 years prior for diverticular disease. ...