A malignant (cancerous) tumor that develops in the bladder, combining both cystic and carcinoma characteristics.
From Greek 'kystis' (bladder) + 'carcinoma' (cancer); carcinoma itself comes from Greek 'karkinos' (crab) because cancer cells spread like crab legs in all directions.
Bladder carcinomas are often discovered late because early symptoms like blood in urine are easy to ignore or attribute to other causes, which is why doctors are aggressive about investigating any persistent urinary symptoms.
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