Squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder following PTFE implantation

Squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder in non-bilharzial bladder usually presents in the 7th decade and is more common in males than females. An association between recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) and long-term catheterisation with carcinoma of the bladder has been established with the pathogenesis thought to be due to chronic irritation and inflammation. In our case the patient had been free from recurrent UTI for 15 years prior to developing carcinoma of the bladder.