[Urocytogram in the treatment with bleomycin]

Even though Bleomycin is excreted in the urine in high concentrations, side effects in the urinary tract due to the chemical nature of this compound are seldom observed. With respect to treatment of gynecological carcinomas, it is, therefore, important to examine the effect that Bleomycin when treatment involves the use of Endoxan. Cytologically, one finds an increase in desquanmation of the transitional epithelium and an increase in degenerate cell forms. The homogenous eosinophilic cellular inclusions which are observed, are specific for neither Endoxan nor for Bleomycin treatment. The antibiotic effect of Bleomycin results in an aseptic cystitis. The urocytogramm is suitable for examining the epithelial changes of the urinary tract in context with the gynecological carcinoma treatment and also for determing tumor breakthough into the bladder.