Detection of Urinary Cancer with Urinalysis Sediment

Abstract
Examination of urinalysis sediments stained with toluidine blue from 1208 men and women more than 40 yr old revealed 58 abnormal specimens. Of these specimens 5 were positive with a routine cytologic examination and histopathologic confirmation. This detection rate of 1 bladder cancer in 1000 examinations makes this simple examination worthwhile, the preparation of which has been done mainly in clinical microscopy.