Bladder calcification (mnemonic)
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A simple mnemonic to recall the common causes of bladder calcification is:
- SCRITT
Mnemonic
- S: schistosomiasis
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C: cytotoxic: see radiation- and chemotherapy
induced-induced cystitis -
R: radiation: see radiation- and chemotherapy
induced-induced cystitis - I: interstitial cystitis
- T: tuberculosis
- T: transitional cell carcinoma
Bladder mucinous adenocarcinomas arising from urachal remnants are more likely to have calcification c/f TCCcf. urothelial carcinomas; however, they are much less common tumours in the bladder.
See also
-<strong>S: </strong><a href="/articles/schistosomiasis-of-the-urinary-tract">schistosomiasis</a>- +<strong>S: </strong><a href="/articles/schistosomiasis-urinary-tract-manifestations">schistosomiasis</a>
-<strong>C: </strong>cytotoxic: see <a href="/articles/radiation-and-chemotherapy-induced-cystitis">radiation and chemotherapy induced cystitis</a>- +<strong>C: </strong>cytotoxic: see <a href="/articles/radiation-and-chemotherapy-induced-cystitis">radiation- and chemotherapy-induced cystitis</a>
-<strong>R: </strong>radiation: see <a href="/articles/radiation-and-chemotherapy-induced-cystitis">radiation and chemotherapy induced cystitis</a>- +<strong>R: </strong>radiation: see <a href="/articles/radiation-and-chemotherapy-induced-cystitis">radiation- and chemotherapy-induced cystitis</a>
-<strong>T: </strong><a href="/articles/transitional-cell-carcinoma-of-the-urinary-tract">transitional cell carcinoma</a>- +<strong>T: </strong><a href="/articles/transitional-cell-carcinoma-urinary-tract">transitional cell carcinoma</a>
-</ul><p>Bladder mucinous adenocarcinomas arising from <a href="/articles/congenital-urachal-anomalies">urachal remnants</a> are more likely to have calcification c/f TCC; however, they are much less common tumours in the bladder.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/bladder-calculus-1">bladder calculi</a></li></ul>- +</ul><p>Bladder mucinous adenocarcinomas arising from <a href="/articles/congenital-urachal-anomalies">urachal remnants</a> are more likely to have calcification cf. urothelial carcinomas; however, they are much less common tumours in the bladder.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/bladder-calculus-1">bladder calculi</a></li></ul>
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